Honolulu vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$2476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	62	65
😀 Quality of life	86	70
🏙️ Population	351K	1.13M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 185% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 151st and 5096th ($3020 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 31st 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 301st and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Ulsan

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	Honolulu	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$13412

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

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