Gold Coast vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$2629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	65
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	608K	1.13M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 148% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 839th and 5510th ($2528 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 124th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Ulsan

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	Gold Coast	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$15450

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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