Singapore City vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	65
😀 Quality of life	97	70
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.13M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 189% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 129th and 5096th ($3059 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Singapore and South Korea, respectively. Check Singapore vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 11th and 2492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Ulsan

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	Singapore City	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$13412

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

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