Manchester vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$2422
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$2022
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
65
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
548K
1.13M

The cost of living in Manchester is 145% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1193rd and 5867th ($2348 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 55th 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 2.1 months in Ulsan. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 84th and 2462nd 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
$20.3
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$4217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$5.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$17593

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$1044
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$924
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$1014
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$989
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1084
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$964
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$943
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1013
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$992
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$992
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$974
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$946
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$982
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$914
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1051
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$883
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$887
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$899
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$919
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$896
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$931
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$961
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$955
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$954
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$930
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$973
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$950
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$905
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$771
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$852
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$993
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$933
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$892
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$865
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$971
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$953
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$990
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$934
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$938