Canberra vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2861
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$2728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	66
😀 Quality of life	83	70
🏙️ Population	381K	1.13M

The cost of living in Canberra is 118% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 929th and 4952nd ($2393 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 393rd and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Ulsan

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	Canberra	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$19295

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

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