Munich vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$2861
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$476
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$916
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$2728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	66
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.13M

The cost of living in Munich is 112% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1056th and 4952nd ($2332 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 54th and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Ulsan

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	Munich	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$19295

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

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