Frankfurt vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$2693
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$2476
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
87
65
😀 Quality of life
94
70
🏙️ Population
776K
1.13M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 88% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1863rd and 5096th ($1989 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st 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 2.3 months in Ulsan. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 47th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$13412

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

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