Nizhny Novgorod vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$328	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.5	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$2476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	65
😀 Quality of life	55	70
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.13M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 32% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 6811th and 5096th ($717 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 31st in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th best city to live in Russia vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 5853rd and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Ulsan

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.55	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.62%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2295	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4568	$13412

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$554
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$592
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$681
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$537
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$540
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$438
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$734
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$564
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$719
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$524
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$559
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$675
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$743
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$622
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1244
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$528
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$786
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$633
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$508
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$561
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$590
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$612
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$552
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$584
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$609
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$580
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$639
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$430
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$613
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$656
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$538
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$605
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$593
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$555
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$557

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