Jacksonville vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$2629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	65
😀 Quality of life	87	75
🏙️ Population	950K	1.13M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 118% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1439th and 5510th ($2224 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 38th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 343rd and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Ulsan

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	Jacksonville	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$15450

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1005
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$991
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$946
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1114
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1032
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$994
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$993
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$961
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$981
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$943
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1111
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$916
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$916
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$951
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$944
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$954
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$994
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$996
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$1008
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$970
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1014
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$976
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$922
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$823
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1003
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$945
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$944
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$903
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$986
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$983
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1005
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$1008
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$982