Rome vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$929	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	65
😀 Quality of life	86	70
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.13M

The cost of living in Rome is 62% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2624th and 5096th ($1718 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Italy and South Korea, respectively. Check Italy vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 337th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Ulsan

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	Rome	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$13412

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

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