Athens vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2861
🏠 One person rent
$675
$476
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$916
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$2728
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
66
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
643K
1.13M

The cost of living in Athens is 24% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 4177th and 4952nd ($1366 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 16th in Greece and South Korea, respectively. Check Greece vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 658th and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$19295

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

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