Oklahoma City vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Oklahoma City	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1922	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4714	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$1055	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$616	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3644	$2629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	65
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	681K	1.13M

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 88% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2320th and 5510th ($1922 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1744th and 38th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Oklahoma City compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Oklahoma City ranked 91st best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 312th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oklahoma City vs Ulsan

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	Oklahoma City	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.84	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$983	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1804	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1279	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.49	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.51	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.7	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.6	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1590	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25219	$15450

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Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1955
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1941
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2011
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1883
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1947
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1758
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1865
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1850
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1838
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1853
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1652
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1571
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1860
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1894
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1876
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1833
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1842
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1581
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1536
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2214
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2249
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1860
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1820
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1979
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2177
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2225
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2285
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2393
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2115
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2233
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2076
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2293
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2127
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2188

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