Hempstead vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$2861
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$2728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	66
😀 Quality of life	80	70
🏙️ Population	793K	1.13M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 146% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 440th and 4952nd ($2702 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 16th 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 139th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 543rd and 2383rd 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	$19.9	$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$19295

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2982
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2117
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3108
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2510
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4051
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3659
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2834
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3050
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2759
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2634
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2732
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3280
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2611
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2857
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2459
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3498
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2888
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2641
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2755
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3168

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$973
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$992
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$901
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1000
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1122
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1083
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1114
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1002
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$1008
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$893
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$931
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1146
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$871
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$995
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$981
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$980
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$992
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$978
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$1005
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1027
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$999
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$975
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$915
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1098
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1111
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$999
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$985
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$997
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1043
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$994
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1084
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$925
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$980