Frankfurt vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$2422
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$2022
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
65
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
776K
1.13M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 135% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1384th and 5867th ($2251 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 55th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 2.1 months in Ulsan. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 48th and 2462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Ulsan

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Frankfurt Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$4217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$6.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$17593

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Ulsan

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$1044
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$924
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$1014
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$989
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1084
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$964
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$943
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1013
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$992
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$992
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$974
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$946
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$982
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$914
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1051
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$883
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$887
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$899
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$919
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$896
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$931
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$961
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$955
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$954
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$930
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$973
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$950
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$905
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$771
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$852
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$993
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$933
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$892
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$865
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$971
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$953
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$990
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$934
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$938