Manchester vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$2629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
65
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
548K
1.13M

The cost of living in Manchester is 132% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1156th and 5510th ($2365 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 38th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 78th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Ulsan

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Manchester Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$15450

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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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