Indianapolis vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$2861
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$2728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	66
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	888K	1.13M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 99% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1397th and 4952nd ($2187 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 159th and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Ulsan

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	Indianapolis	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$19295

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828

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