Medan vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$187	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	65
😀 Quality of life	44	70
🏙️ Population	2.11M	1.13M

The cost of living in Medan is 55% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 8745th and 5096th ($481 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 31st in Indonesia and South Korea, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 6633rd and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Ulsan

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	Medan	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$13412

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

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