Montreal vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2861
🏠 One person rent	$986	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$2728
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	93	70
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.13M

The cost of living in Montreal is 78% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 2002nd and 4952nd ($1954 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 16th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 60th and 2383rd 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	$16.6	$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$19295

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$973
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$992
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$901
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1000
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1122
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1083
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1114
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1002
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$1008
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$893
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$931
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1146
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$871
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$995
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$981
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$980
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$992
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$978
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$1005
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1027
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$999
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$975
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$915
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1098
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1111
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$999
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$985
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$997
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1043
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$994
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1084
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$925
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$980