Glasgow vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$2861
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$2728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	66
😀 Quality of life	96	70
🏙️ Population	626K	1.13M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 83% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4952nd ($2013 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 16th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 19th and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Ulsan

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	Glasgow	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$19295

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

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