Rotterdam vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$2629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
664K
1.13M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 158% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 676th and 5510th ($2637 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 38th in the Netherlands and South Korea, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 2.6 months in Ulsan. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 24th and 1747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$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
$1308
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$15450

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727

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