Paris vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$2627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	65
😀 Quality of life	97	74
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.13M

The cost of living in Paris is 134% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 843rd and 5071st ($2517 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in France and South Korea, respectively. Check France vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 2.4 months in Ulsan. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 18th and 2220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Ulsan

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	Paris	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$13568

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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