Kawaguchi vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2861
🏠 One person rent	$502	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$1064	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$2728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	79	70
🏙️ Population	594K	1.13M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 4% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 5234th and 4952nd ($1056 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 362nd and 16th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Kawaguchi ranked 21st best city to live in Japan vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 584th and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Ulsan

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	Kawaguchi	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1103	$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$830	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.1	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.9%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6874	$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4013	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.3	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.87	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.7	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12607	$19295

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095

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