Melbourne vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2422
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$2022
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
100
73
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.13M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 166% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 829th and 5867th ($2543 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 55th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 2.1 months in Ulsan. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 1st and 2462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Ulsan

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Melbourne Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$4217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$6.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$17593

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Ulsan

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