Louisville vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Louisville	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4440	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1899	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3987	$2627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	65
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	246K	1.13M

The cost of living in Louisville is 72% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2519th and 5071st ($1847 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1889th and 32nd 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 2.4 months in Ulsan. Louisville ranked 89th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 281st and 2220th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Louisville	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1046	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1832	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1620	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3052	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.44	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1218	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15931	$13568

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1039
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$975
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1024
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1108
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1084
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$984
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$934
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$949
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1064
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$929
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$934
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$957
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$933
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$1005
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$991
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$994
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$980
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1016
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$995
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$959
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$831
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1037
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$925
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$924
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1020
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1001
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1046
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$1006
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$998