Ulsan vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ulsan	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2693	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$465	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2476	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	30
😀 Quality of life	70	43
🏙️ Population	1.13M	6.87M

The cost of living in Ulsan is 50% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5096th and 6863rd ($1059 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in South Korea and Myanmar, respectively. Check South Korea vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Ulsan compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Ulsan ranked 29th best city to live in South Korea vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 2492nd and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulsan vs Yangon

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	Ulsan	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.62	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1344	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4890	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13412	$15505

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625