Louisville vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$2422
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$2022
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	65
😀 Quality of life	87	73
🏙️ Population	246K	1.13M

The cost of living in Louisville is 93% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2604th and 5867th ($1847 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 55th 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 2.1 months in Ulsan. Louisville ranked 102nd best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 326th and 2462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Louisville	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$4217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$6.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$17593

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1044
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$924
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$1014
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$989
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1084
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1013
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$992
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$974
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$946
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$982
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$914
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1051
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$883
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$887
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$919
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$931
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$961
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$955
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$930
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$973
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$950
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$905
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$771
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$852
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$993
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$933
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$892
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$865
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$971
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$953
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$990
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$934
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$938