Omaha vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$2629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	74	65
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	486K	1.13M

The cost of living in Omaha is 98% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1987th and 5510th ($2017 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th 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 Omaha compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 243rd and 1747th 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	$17.5	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$15450

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995

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