Canberra vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$2629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	65
😀 Quality of life	85	75
🏙️ Population	381K	1.13M

The cost of living in Canberra is 118% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1443rd and 5510th ($2223 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 479th and 1747th 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	$15.5	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$15450

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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