Melbourne vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$2476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	100	70
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.13M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 107% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1365th and 5096th ($2194 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st 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 2.3 months in Ulsan. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 1st and 2492nd 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	$14.2	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$13412

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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