Nuremberg vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nuremberg	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4194	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$877	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1732	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3273	$2476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	59	65
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	526K	1.13M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 58% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2788th and 5096th ($1672 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 31st in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Nuremberg compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Nuremberg ranked 20th best city to live in Germany vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 107th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Ulsan

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	Nuremberg	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.2	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.21	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$290	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6830	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5673	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.61	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.7	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13791	$13412

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557

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