Surrey vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surrey Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2417
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5664
$2861
🏠 One person rent
$1503
$476
🏘️ Family rent
$2821
$916
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2696
$2728
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
90
70
🏙️ Population
568K
1.13M

The cost of living in Surrey is 120% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 890th and 4952nd ($2417 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 16th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Surrey compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Surrey ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 138th and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Surrey Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.1
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1333
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3345
$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2491
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.8
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11501
$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10221
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.93
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.8
$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1012
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12698
$19295

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$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$973
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1341
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$901
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$1000
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1122
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$941
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1083
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1114
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$1002
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$1008
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$893
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$931
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$977
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1146
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$871
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$995
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$981
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$981
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$980
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$992
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$978
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$999
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$981
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$1005
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$1027
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$999
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$975
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$915
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$1098
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$1111
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$999
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$985
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$997
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$994
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$1084
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$925
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$980