Madrid vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$2476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	65
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.13M

The cost of living in Madrid is 68% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2443rd and 5096th ($1781 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 31st in Spain and South Korea, respectively. Check Spain vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 151st and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Ulsan

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	Madrid	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$13412

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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