Louisville vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Louisville	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1862	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4532	$2861
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$1976	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4332	$2728
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	61	66
😀 Quality of life	87	70
🏙️ Population	246K	1.13M

The cost of living in Louisville is 69% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2276th and 4952nd ($1862 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1806th and 16th 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 2.3 months in Louisville compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Louisville ranked 68th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 251st and 2383rd 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	$15.4	$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.36	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3349	$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3026	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.32	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.37	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.8	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1242	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13601	$19295

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$973
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$992
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$901
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1000
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1122
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1083
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1114
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1002
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$1008
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$893
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$931
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1146
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$871
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$995
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$981
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$980
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$992
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$978
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$1005
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1027
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$999
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$975
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$915
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1098
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1111
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$999
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$985
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$997
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1043
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$994
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1084
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$925
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$980