Nizhny Novgorod vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$430	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$2627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	65
😀 Quality of life	60	74
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.13M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 18% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 6322nd and 5071st ($882 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 32nd in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 2.4 months in Ulsan. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 5937th and 2220th 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	$11.6	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$13568

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1039
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$975
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1024
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1108
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1084
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$984
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$934
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$949
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1064
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$929
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$934
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$957
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$933
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$1005
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$991
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$994
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$980
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1016
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$995
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$959
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$831
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1037
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$925
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$924
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1020
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1001
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1046
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$1006
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$998