Long Beach vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Long Beach	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2661	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5993	$2738
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$3159	$933
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5087	$2711
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	66
😀 Quality of life	77	73
🏙️ Population	467K	1.15M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 147% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 440th and 4812th ($2661 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 21st 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 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 720th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Ulsan

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	Long Beach	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.58	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3303	$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7284	$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.63	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1199	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18490	$13766

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652

Cities near Ulsan

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