Kawaguchi vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$2738
🏠 One person rent
$500
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$2711
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
80
73
🏙️ Population
593K
1.15M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 2% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 4965th and 4812th ($1052 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 21st 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 19th best city to live in Japan vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 446th and 1859th 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
$3.69
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5296
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3256
$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.6
$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13821
$13766

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1143
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1068
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1058
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1063
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1035
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1069
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1136
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1043
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1078

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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