Montreal vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2738
🏠 One person rent
$928
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$2711
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
1.76M
1.15M

The cost of living in Montreal is 69% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2281st and 4812th ($1821 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 21st 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 2.5 months in Ulsan. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 30th and 1859th 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
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$13766

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Ulsan

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$963
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1326
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$907
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$989
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1029
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1073
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1113
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$1006
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$953
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$882
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$910
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$1055
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$878
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$865
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$1076
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$895
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$1060
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$896
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$999
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$958
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$965
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$984
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$960
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$991
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$1002
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$924
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$787
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$1009
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$967
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$932
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$903
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$963
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$1056
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$945
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$845
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$923