Milwaukee vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$2861
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$2728
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	81	66
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	577K	1.13M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 88% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1688th and 4952nd ($2065 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 188th and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$19295

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392

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