Omaha vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$2476
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	75	65
😀 Quality of life	88	70
🏙️ Population	486K	1.13M

The cost of living in Omaha is 95% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1666th and 5096th ($2068 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th and 31st 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 242nd and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Ulsan

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	Omaha	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$13412

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979

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