Moscow vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$2738
🏠 One person rent
$542
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$2711
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
12.5M
1.15M

The cost of living in Moscow is 5% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 5167th and 4812th ($1021 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 1608th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$13766

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

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