Indianapolis vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	65
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	888K	1.13M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 107% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1378th and 5096th ($2189 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 191st and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$13412

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

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