Gold Coast vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gold Coast	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5159	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2387	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3044	$2627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	65
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	608K	1.13M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 114% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1270th and 5071st ($2297 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 32nd in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 2.4 months in Ulsan. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 255th and 2220th 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	$18	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.47	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2559	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2014	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4115	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.32	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2150	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7100	$13568

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1039
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$975
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1024
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1108
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1084
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$984
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$934
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$949
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1064
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$929
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$934
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$957
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$933
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$1005
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$991
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$994
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$980
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1016
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$995
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$959
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$831
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1037
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$925
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$924
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1020
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1001
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1046
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$1006
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$998