Kharkiv vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$2738
🏠 One person rent
$222
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$2711
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
60
66
😀 Quality of life
57
73
🏙️ Population
1.43M
1.15M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 50% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 8242nd and 4812th ($535 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 21st in Ukraine and South Korea, respectively. Check Ukraine vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 5715th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.93
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.27
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.03
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1310
$13766

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$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495

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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