Montreal vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$940	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$2476
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	93	70
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in Montreal is 75% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2225th and 5096th ($1857 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 31st in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 51st and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Ulsan

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	Montreal	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$13412

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692

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