El Paso vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$980	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$2476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	65
😀 Quality of life	79	70
🏙️ Population	679K	1.13M

The cost of living in El Paso is 71% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2363rd and 5096th ($1813 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 31st in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 633rd and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Ulsan

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	El Paso	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$13412

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1027
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$988
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1060
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1075
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$998
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$983
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$887
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$924
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$992
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1054
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$880
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$977
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1000
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$903
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$964
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$989
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$987
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1059
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1012
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$992
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$854
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$977
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$902
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$936
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1019
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1037
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1019
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$864
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$959