Frankfurt vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$2738
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$2711
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
87
66
😀 Quality of life
94
73
🏙️ Population
759K
1.15M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 76% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2040th and 4812th ($1902 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 21st in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 38th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$13766

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Ulsan

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$963
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1326
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$907
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$989
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1029
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1073
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1113
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$1006
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$953
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$882
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$910
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$1055
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$878
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$865
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$1076
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$895
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$1060
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$896
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$999
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$958
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$965
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$984
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$960
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$991
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$1002
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$924
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$787
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$1009
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$967
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$932
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$903
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$963
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$1056
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$945
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$845
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$923