Novosibirsk vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$316	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	65
😀 Quality of life	58	70
🏙️ Population	1.63M	1.13M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 34% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 6907th and 5096th ($698 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 31st in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 5517th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Ulsan

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	Novosibirsk	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$13412

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1027
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$988
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1060
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1075
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$998
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$983
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$887
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$924
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$992
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1054
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$880
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$977
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1000
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$903
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$964
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$989
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$987
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1059
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1012
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$992
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$854
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$977
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$902
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$936
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1019
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1037
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1019
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$864
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$959