Munich vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$2627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	65
😀 Quality of life	94	74
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.13M

The cost of living in Munich is 129% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 920th and 5071st ($2463 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 2.4 months in Ulsan. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 61st and 2220th 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	$19.1	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$13568

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1039
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$975
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1024
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1108
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1084
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$984
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$934
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$949
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1064
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$929
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$934
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$957
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$933
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$1005
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$991
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$994
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$980
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1016
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$995
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$959
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$831
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1037
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$925
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$924
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1020
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1001
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1046
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$1006
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$998