Louisville vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Louisville	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4317	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$1745	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3958	$2629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	65
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	246K	1.13M

The cost of living in Louisville is 80% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2713th and 5510th ($1837 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Louisville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 333rd and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Ulsan

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	Louisville	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.42	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1806	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2940	$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.46	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1219	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16074	$15450

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011

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