Niigata vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$2861
🏠 One person rent
$446
$476
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$916
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$2728
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
66
😀 Quality of life
67
70
🏙️ Population
791K
1.13M

The cost of living in Niigata is 0.8% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 4902nd and 4952nd ($1108 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 16th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 3769th and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$19295

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

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