Brussels vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2422
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$2022
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
196K
1.13M

The cost of living in Brussels is 112% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1939th and 5867th ($2030 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th in Belgium and South Korea, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2.1 months in Ulsan. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 121st and 2462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Ulsan

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Brussels Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$4217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$6.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$17593

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Ulsan

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$1044
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$924
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$1014
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$989
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1084
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$964
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$943
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1013
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$992
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$992
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$974
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$946
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$982
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$914
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1051
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$883
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$887
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$899
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$919
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$896
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$931
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$961
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$955
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$954
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$930
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$973
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$950
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$905
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$771
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$852
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$993
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$933
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$892
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$865
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$971
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$953
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$990
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$934
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$938