Saint Petersburg vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2793	$2422
🏠 One person rent	$577	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1316	$2022
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	85	65
😀 Quality of life	71	73
🏙️ Population	5.65M	1.13M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 19% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 4898th and 5867th ($1139 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 55th in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 2.1 months in Ulsan. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 3542nd and 2462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Ulsan

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	Saint Petersburg	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.18	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.8	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.37	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1362	$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.01	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.67%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4926	$4217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3068	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$6.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.78	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.43	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.25	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13865	$17593

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1044
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$924
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$1014
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$989
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1084
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1013
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$992
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$974
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$946
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$982
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$914
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1051
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$883
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$887
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$919
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$931
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$961
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$955
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$930
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$973
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$950
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$905
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$771
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$852
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$993
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$933
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$892
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$865
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$971
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$953
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$990
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$934
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$938