Manchester vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2861
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$476
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$916
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$2728
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
548K
1.13M

The cost of living in Manchester is 94% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1500th and 4952nd ($2137 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 76th and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$19295

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

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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