Abu Dhabi vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$2476
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	65
😀 Quality of life	83	70
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.13M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 73% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2320th and 5096th ($1828 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st in the United Arab Emirates and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 438th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Ulsan

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	Abu Dhabi	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$13412

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

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