Minneapolis vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$2627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	84	65
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	430K	1.13M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 121% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1095th and 5071st ($2380 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 2.4 months in Ulsan. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 215th and 2220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Ulsan

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	Minneapolis	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$13568

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678

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