Honolulu vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2861
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$2728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	62	66
😀 Quality of life	87	70
🏙️ Population	351K	1.13M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 177% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 133rd and 4952nd ($3039 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 290th and 2383rd 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	$19.9	$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$19295

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

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