Milwaukee vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$2476
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	82	65
😀 Quality of life	88	70
🏙️ Population	577K	1.13M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 94% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1702nd and 5096th ($2054 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 240th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Ulsan

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	Milwaukee	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$13412

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

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