Sydney vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2844
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6700
$2536
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$3002
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$337
$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$2629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
99
65
😀 Quality of life
98
75
🏙️ Population
5.45M
1.13M

The cost of living in Sydney is 179% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 348th and 5510th ($2844 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 2.6 months in Ulsan. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 2nd and 1747th 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
$15.8
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.7
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2123
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1437
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3835
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2492
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13218
$4917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7866
$2716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.77
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$6.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.9
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.5
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2281
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21946
$15450

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2379
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2482
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2050
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1710
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1997
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1699
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1821
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1477
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2223
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1867
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1288
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1824
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1815
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2703
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1979
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2528
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2352
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1896
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1860
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1487
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1766
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1894
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1813
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1798
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1829
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2496
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1928
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1906
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2269
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1822
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1988
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2217
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1604
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1864

Cities near Ulsan

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$1005
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1012
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$946
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1114
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$997
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$976
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1032
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$994
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$993
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$961
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$981
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$943
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1111
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$916
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$916
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$945
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$951
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$944
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$954
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$994
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$996
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$1008
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$970
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$1014
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$976
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$922
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$823
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$892
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$1003
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$945
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$944
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$986
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$983
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$1005
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$1008
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$982