Barcelona vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2422
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$2022
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.13M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 122% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1659th and 5867th ($2129 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 55th 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 2.1 months in Ulsan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 174th and 2462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Ulsan

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Barcelona Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$4217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$5.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$17593

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$1044
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$924
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$1014
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$989
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1084
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$964
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$943
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1013
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$992
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$992
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$974
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$946
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$982
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$914
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1051
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$883
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$887
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$899
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$919
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$896
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$931
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$961
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$955
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$954
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$930
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$973
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$950
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$905
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$771
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$852
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$993
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$933
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$892
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$865
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$971
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$953
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$990
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$934
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$938