Brisbane vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2861
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$476
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$916
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$2728
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
66
😀 Quality of life
97
70
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.13M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 127% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 781st and 4952nd ($2491 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 15th and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Ulsan

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Brisbane Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$19295

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$973
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1341
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$901
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$1000
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1122
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$941
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1083
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1114
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$1002
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$1008
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$893
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$931
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$977
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1146
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$871
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$995
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$981
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$981
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$980
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$992
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$978
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$999
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$981
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$1005
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$1027
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$999
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$975
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$915
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$1098
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$1111
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$999
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$985
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$997
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$994
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$1084
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$925
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$980