Hempstead vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hempstead	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6095	$2738
🏠 One person rent	$1668	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2891	$933
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5265	$2711
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	66
😀 Quality of life	80	73
🏙️ Population	793K	1.15M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 144% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 483rd and 4812th ($2627 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th and 21st 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 2 months in Hempstead compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Hempstead ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 448th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Ulsan

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	Hempstead	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.6	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1467	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2919	$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9582	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7078	$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.69	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1408	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27752	$13766

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2612
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2474
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3028
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2529
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4044
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3047
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2722
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2739
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2734
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$2821
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2691
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2743
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2303
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3455
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2321
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2858
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2756
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2653
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3241

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