Omaha vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$2627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	65
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	486K	1.13M

The cost of living in Omaha is 96% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1714th and 5071st ($2106 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 32nd 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 2.4 months in Ulsan. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 232nd and 2220th 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	$17.9	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$13568

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943

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