Sendai vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$416
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$2629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
74
75
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.13M

The cost of living in Sendai is 1% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 5585th and 5510th ($1010 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 2145th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Ulsan

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Sendai Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$2.36
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$15450

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Ulsan

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