Riyadh vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$946
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$2629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
70
65
😀 Quality of life
78
75
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.13M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 60% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 3529th and 5510th ($1632 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 879th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Ulsan

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Riyadh Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$15450

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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