Calgary vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$2476
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	65
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.13M

The cost of living in Calgary is 96% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1646th and 5096th ($2077 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 31st in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 153rd and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Ulsan

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	Calgary	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$13412

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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