Portland vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$2476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	88	65
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	653K	1.13M

The cost of living in Portland is 148% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 603rd and 5096th ($2629 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 157th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Ulsan

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	Portland	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$13412

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

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