Ulsan vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ulsan	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1076	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2549	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$486	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2627	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	17
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	1.13M	216K

The cost of living in Ulsan is 42% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5071st and 2432nd ($1076 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 3rd 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 2.4 months in Ulsan compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Ulsan ranked 23rd best city to live in South Korea vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 2220th and 358th 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	$5.62	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.37	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4963	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2737	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.33	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.76	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$246	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13568	$12047

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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

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811