Tucson vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tucson	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1940	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4568	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$1141	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1951	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3621	$2627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	65
😀 Quality of life	82	74
🏙️ Population	543K	1.13M

The cost of living in Tucson is 80% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2194th and 5071st ($1940 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1737th and 32nd in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tucson compared to 2.4 months in Ulsan. Tucson ranked 202nd best city to live in the United States vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 634th and 2220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tucson vs Ulsan

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	Tucson	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1121	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1584	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2738	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2462	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.44	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.9	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.37	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.3	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.7	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1112	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15639	$13568

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Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1039
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$975
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1024
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1108
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1084
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$984
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$934
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$949
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1064
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$929
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$934
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$957
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$933
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$1005
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$991
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$994
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$980
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1016
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$995
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$959
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$831
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1037
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$925
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$924
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1020
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1001
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1046
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$1006
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$998