Houston vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$2476
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.13M

The cost of living in Houston is 114% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1229th and 5096th ($2265 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 97th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Ulsan

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	Houston	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$13412

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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