Sydney vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sydney	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2539	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6160	$2693
🏠 One person rent	$1496	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$2729	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$374	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4315	$2476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	100	70
🏙️ Population	4.84M	1.13M

The cost of living in Sydney is 140% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 745th and 5096th ($2539 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sydney compared to 2.3 months in Ulsan. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 2nd and 2492nd 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	$13.7	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.73	$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.29	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1225	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3607	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2246	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13272	$4890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7795	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$133	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.2	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.7	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1992	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17957	$13412

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683

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