Tashkent vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tashkent	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$853	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$474	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$929	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$522	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	65
😀 Quality of life	55	70
🏙️ Population	2.96M	1.13M

The cost of living in Tashkent is 19% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 6253rd and 5096th ($853 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Uzbekistan and South Korea, respectively. Check Uzbekistan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Tashkent compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Tashkent ranked 1st best city to live in Uzbekistan vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 5872nd and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tashkent vs Ulsan

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	Tashkent	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.98	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$396	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1255	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.9	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.03%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1748	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$965	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.04	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.24	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.8	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.31	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.85	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9301	$13412

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1027
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$988
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1060
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1075
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$998
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$983
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$887
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$924
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$992
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1054
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$880
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$977
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1000
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$903
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$964
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$989
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$987
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1059
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1012
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$992
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$854
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$977
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$902
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$936
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1019
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1037
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1019
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$864
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$959