Cost of Living in Ulsan

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1078
$2738
🛋️ Without rent
$592
$1805
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$486
$933
🍽️ Food
$394
$1024
🚐 Transport
$94.9
$256
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2711
😀 Quality of life
73
🏙️ Population
1.15M

The average cost of living in Ulsan is $1078, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 4812th out of 9294 in our global list and 21st out of 87 in South Korea.

The median after-tax salary is $2711, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months. Ranked 1859th (TOP 20%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 27th best city to live in South Korea. With an estimated population of 1.15M, Ulsan is the 8th largest city in South Korea.

✈️ Closest airport 6 km Ulsan Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 15.5 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1567 University of Ulsan
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Prices in Ulsan

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13766

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