Dresden vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$706
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$2629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
65
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
566K
1.13M

The cost of living in Dresden is 50% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 3968th and 5510th ($1531 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 38th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 117th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Ulsan

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Dresden Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.36
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$15450

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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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