Saitama vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$380
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$2629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
99
65
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.13M

The cost of living in Saitama is 5% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 5151st and 5510th ($1073 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 38th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 1177th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Ulsan

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Saitama Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$15450

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$1005
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1012
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$946
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1114
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$997
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$976
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1032
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$994
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$993
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$961
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$981
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$943
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1111
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$916
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$916
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$945
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$951
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$944
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$954
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$994
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$996
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$1008
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$970
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$1014
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$976
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$922
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$823
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$892
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$1003
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$945
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$944
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$986
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$983
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$1005
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$1008
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$982