Sydney vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sydney	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6649	$2738
🏠 One person rent	$1620	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$3006	$933
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$408	$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3743	$2711
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	66
😀 Quality of life	98	73
🏙️ Population	4.84M	1.15M

The cost of living in Sydney is 154% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 318th and 4812th ($2741 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 3rd and 1859th 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	$14.4	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.9	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.69	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1859	$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3954	$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.7	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17057	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10833	$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.6	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.3	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2005	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17934	$13766

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816

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