Calgary vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2861
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$2728
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	66
😀 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 1473rd and 4952nd ($2149 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 16th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 131st and 2383rd 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	$16.9	$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$19295

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Ulsan

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