Phuket vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phuket	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$870	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2965	$2738
🏠 One person rent	$484	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1625	$933
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.4	$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$545	$2711
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	66
😀 Quality of life	55	73
🏙️ Population	77.6K	1.15M

The cost of living in Phuket is 19% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 6130th and 4812th ($870 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st in Thailand and South Korea, respectively. Check Thailand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 5986th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Ulsan

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	Phuket	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.16	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.95	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.59	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$672	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13219	$13766

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$963
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$907
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$989
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1029
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1073
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1113
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1006
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$953
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$882
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$910
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$1055
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$878
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$865
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1060
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$999
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$958
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$965
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$984
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$960
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$991
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1002
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$924
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$787
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1009
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$967
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$903
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$963
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1056
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$945
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$845
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$923