Niigata vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$414
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$2629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
54
65
😀 Quality of life
74
75
🏙️ Population
791K
1.13M

The cost of living in Niigata is 0.4% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 5487th and 5510th ($1024 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 38th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 2415th and 1747th 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
$5.4
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.36
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$15450

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

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