Jacksonville vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$2422
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$2022
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	65
😀 Quality of life	87	73
🏙️ Population	950K	1.13M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 129% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1499th and 5867th ($2192 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 55th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 2.1 months in Ulsan. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 325th and 2462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$4217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$6.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$17593

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1044
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$924
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$1014
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$989
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1084
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1013
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$992
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$974
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$946
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$982
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$914
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1051
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$883
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$887
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$919
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$931
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$961
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$955
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$930
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$973
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$950
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$905
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$771
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$852
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$993
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$933
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$892
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$865
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$971
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$953
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$990
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$934
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$938