Sendai vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2861
🏠 One person rent
$459
$476
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$916
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$2728
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
66
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.13M

The cost of living in Sendai is 1% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 4890th and 4952nd ($1111 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 16th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 91st and 2383rd 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
$6.64
$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$19295

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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