Brisbane vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	65
😀 Quality of life	98	75
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.13M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 122% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1349th and 5510th ($2269 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 38th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 3rd and 1747th 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	$15.5	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$15450

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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