Nashville vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$2629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	65
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	689K	1.13M

The cost of living in Nashville is 143% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 924th and 5510th ($2477 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 38th 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 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 281st and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Ulsan

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	Nashville	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$15450

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1005
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$991
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$946
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1114
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1032
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$994
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$993
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$961
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$981
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$943
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1111
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$916
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$916
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$951
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$944
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$954
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$994
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$996
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$1008
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$970
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1014
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$976
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$922
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$823
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1003
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$945
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$944
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$903
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$986
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$983
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1005
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$1008
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$982