Louisville vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$2476
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	65
😀 Quality of life	87	70
🏙️ Population	246K	1.13M

The cost of living in Louisville is 72% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2336th and 5096th ($1821 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th and 31st 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 2.3 months in Ulsan. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 299th and 2492nd 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	$14.7	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$13412

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1027
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$988
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1060
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1075
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$998
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$983
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$887
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$924
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$992
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1054
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$880
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$977
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1000
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$903
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$964
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$989
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$987
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1059
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1012
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$992
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$854
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$977
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$902
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$936
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1019
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1037
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1019
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$864
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$959