San Diego vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$2861
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$2728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	66
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.13M

The cost of living in San Diego is 205% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 45th and 4952nd ($3346 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 16th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 75th and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Ulsan

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	San Diego	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$19295

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$973
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$992
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$901
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1000
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1122
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1083
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1114
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1002
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$1008
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$893
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$931
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1146
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$871
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$995
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$981
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$980
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$992
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$978
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$1005
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1027
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$999
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$975
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$915
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1098
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1111
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$999
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$985
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$997
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1043
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$994
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1084
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$925
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$980