Beirut vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$2693
🏠 One person rent
$605
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$2476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
65
😀 Quality of life
63
70
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.13M

The cost of living in Beirut is 18% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 4326th and 5096th ($1255 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Lebanon and South Korea, respectively. Check Lebanon vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 4772nd and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$13412

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Ulsan

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