Perth vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$2629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	65
😀 Quality of life	96	75
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.13M

The cost of living in Perth is 140% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 978th and 5510th ($2448 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 38th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 10th and 1747th 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	$15.6	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$15450

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Ulsan

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