Hiroshima vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$2693
🏠 One person rent
$335
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$2476
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
65
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.13M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 17% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 6156th and 5096th ($878 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th 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 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 218th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Ulsan

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Hiroshima Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.41
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$13412

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936

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