Perth vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$2476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	65
😀 Quality of life	98	70
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.13M

The cost of living in Perth is 96% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1654th and 5096th ($2075 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 31st in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 6th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Ulsan

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	Perth	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$13412

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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