Fukuoka vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fukuoka	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1057	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2609	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$430	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$670	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1287	$2476
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	80	65
😀 Quality of life	72	70
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.13M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 0.2% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 5120th and 5096th ($1057 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 31st in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 1739th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Ulsan

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	Fukuoka	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.67%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5198	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2448	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11983	$13412

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850

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