Los Angeles vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2629
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	65
😀 Quality of life	93	75
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 231% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 72nd and 5510th ($3378 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 55th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Ulsan

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	Los Angeles	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$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	$2352	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$15450

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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