Montreal vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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