Barcelona vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2738
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$2711
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
98
66
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.15M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 64% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4812th ($1773 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 21st 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 2.5 months in Ulsan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 193rd and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$13766

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$963
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1326
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$907
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$989
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1029
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1073
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1113
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$1006
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$953
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$882
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$910
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$1055
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$878
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$865
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$1076
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$895
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$1060
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$896
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$999
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$958
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$965
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$984
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$960
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$991
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$1002
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$924
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$787
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$1009
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$967
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$932
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$903
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$963
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$1056
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$945
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$845
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$923