South Tarawa vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	South Tarawa	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$491	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1204	$2738
🏠 One person rent	$217	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$933
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$20.6	$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$369	$2711
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	1	66
😀 Quality of life	26	73
🏙️ Population	63.4K	1.15M

The cost of living in South Tarawa is 54% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 8567th and 4812th ($491 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st in Kiribati and South Korea, respectively. Check Kiribati vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in South Tarawa compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. South Tarawa ranked 1st best city to live in Kiribati vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 8758th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in South Tarawa vs Ulsan

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	South Tarawa	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.21	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.32%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1366	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.27	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.37	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.66	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.2	$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.6	$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.3	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3154	$13766

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Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$963
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$907
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$989
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1029
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1073
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1113
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1006
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$953
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$882
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$910
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$1055
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$878
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$865
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1060
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$999
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$958
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$965
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$984
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$960
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$991
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1002
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$924
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$787
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1009
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$967
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$903
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$963
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1056
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$945
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$845
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$923