New York City vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$2476
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in New York City is 319% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 3rd and 5096th ($4441 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 22nd and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Ulsan

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	New York City	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$13412

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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