Barcelona vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2693
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$2476
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
87
70
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.13M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 74% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2276th and 5096th ($1841 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st in Spain and South Korea, respectively. Check Spain vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 270th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$13412

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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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