Surrey vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Surrey	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2407	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5259	$2738
🏠 One person rent	$1528	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2705	$933
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3089	$2711
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	80	66
😀 Quality of life	80	73
🏙️ Population	518K	1.15M

The cost of living in Surrey is 123% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 831st and 4812th ($2407 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 21st in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Surrey compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Surrey ranked 22nd best city to live in Canada vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 457th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Ulsan

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	Surrey	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1513	$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1360	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3165	$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2363	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11457	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10205	$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.35	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.1	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.89	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.93	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.8	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7382	$13766

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Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2329
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2034
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2564
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2251
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2134
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2445
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2576
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2585
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2604
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2837
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3118
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2729
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1721
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2728
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2920
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3262
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2974
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2313
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3345
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2758
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2651

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$963
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$907
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$989
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1029
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1073
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1113
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1006
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$953
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$882
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$910
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$1055
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$878
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$865
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$1060
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$999
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$958
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$965
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$984
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$960
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$991
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$1002
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$924
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$787
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$1009
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$967
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$903
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$963
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1056
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$945
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$845
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$923