Edinburgh vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$2476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	88	65
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	488K	1.13M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 102% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1491st and 5096th ($2140 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 31st in the United Kingdom and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 34th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Ulsan

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	Edinburgh	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$13412

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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