Barcelona vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$2629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.13M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 107% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5510th ($2116 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th in Spain and South Korea, respectively. Check Spain vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 205th and 1747th 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
$17.8
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$15450

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Ulsan

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$1005
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1012
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$946
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1114
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$997
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$976
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1032
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$994
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$993
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$961
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$981
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$943
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1111
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$916
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$916
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$945
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$951
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$944
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$954
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$994
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$996
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$1008
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$970
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$1014
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$976
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$922
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$823
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$892
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$1003
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$945
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$944
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$986
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$983
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$1005
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$1008
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$982