Niigata vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$2738
🏠 One person rent
$425
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$2711
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
66
😀 Quality of life
68
73
🏙️ Population
791K
1.15M

The cost of living in Niigata is 2% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 4949th and 4812th ($1056 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 21st 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 599th best city to live in Japan vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 3500th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Ulsan

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Niigata Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.19
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$13766

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$963
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1326
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$907
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$989
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1029
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1073
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1113
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$1006
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$953
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$882
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$910
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$1055
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$878
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$865
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$1076
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$895
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$1060
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$896
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$999
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$958
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$965
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$984
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$960
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$991
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$1002
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$924
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$787
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$1009
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$967
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$932
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$903
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$963
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$1056
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$945
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$845
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$923