Thimphu vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$422
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1047
$2693
🏠 One person rent
$145
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$225
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$2476
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
5
65
😀 Quality of life
34
70
🏙️ Population
115K
1.13M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 60% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 8915th and 5096th ($422 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Bhutan and South Korea, respectively. Check Bhutan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Thimphu compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 7592nd and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.7
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.94
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.58
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.23
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.9
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$666
$13412

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$317
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257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1027
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$1388
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$1030
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$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
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$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
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$1019
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$1037
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$1019
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$864
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$959