Moscow vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$959
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$2629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.13M

The cost of living in Moscow is 55% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 3728th and 5510th ($1585 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 3206th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Ulsan

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Moscow Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$15450

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$1005
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1012
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$946
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1114
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$997
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$976
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1032
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$994
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$993
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$961
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$981
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$943
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1111
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$916
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$916
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$945
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$951
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$944
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$954
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$994
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$996
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$1008
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$970
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$1014
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$976
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$922
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$823
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$892
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$1003
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$945
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$944
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$986
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$983
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$1005
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$1008
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$982