Ulsan vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ulsan	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1099	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2861	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$476	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$916	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2728	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	17
😀 Quality of life	70	84
🏙️ Population	1.13M	216K

The cost of living in Ulsan is 51% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4952nd and 1293rd ($1099 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in South Korea and New Zealand, respectively. Check South Korea vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Ulsan compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Ulsan ranked 28th best city to live in South Korea vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 2383rd and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulsan vs Wellington

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	Ulsan	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.24	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5345	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2972	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.61	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.98	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.6	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.9	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19295	$13500

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Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$973
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$992
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$901
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1000
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1122
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1083
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1114
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1002
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$1008
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$893
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$931
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1146
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$871
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$995
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$981
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$980
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$992
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$978
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$1005
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1027
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$999
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$975
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$915
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1098
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1111
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$999
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$985
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$997
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1043
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$994
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1084
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$925
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$980

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700