Sydney vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sydney	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2640	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6276	$2549
🏠 One person rent	$1578	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2764	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$366	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4008	$2627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	65
😀 Quality of life	100	74
🏙️ Population	5.45M	1.13M

The cost of living in Sydney is 145% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 649th and 5071st ($2640 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 2.4 months in Ulsan. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 3rd and 2220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Ulsan

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	Sydney	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1915	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1294	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3447	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.9	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12628	$4963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.45	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.1	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2071	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19140	$13568

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1039
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$975
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$1024
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1108
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1084
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$984
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$934
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$949
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1064
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$929
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$934
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$957
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$933
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$1005
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$991
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$994
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$980
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$1016
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$995
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$959
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$831
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$1037
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$925
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$924
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$1020
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$1001
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$1046
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$1006
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$998