Medina vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$663
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$2629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
23
65
😀 Quality of life
69
75
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.13M

The cost of living in Medina is 14% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 4849th and 5510th ($1168 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 4347th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Ulsan

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Medina Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$15450

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$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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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