Indianapolis vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$2738
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$933
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$2711
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	66
😀 Quality of life	89	73
🏙️ Population	888K	1.15M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 98% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1474th and 4812th ($2129 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 21st 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 27th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 146th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$13766

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$963
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$907
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$989
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1029
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1073
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1113
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1006
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$953
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$882
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$910
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$1055
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$878
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$865
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1060
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$999
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$958
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$965
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$984
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$960
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$991
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1002
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$924
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$787
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1009
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$967
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$903
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$963
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1056
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$945
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$845
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$923