Adelaide vs Hwaseong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Hwaseong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$1656
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	50	78
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 125% more expensive than in Hwaseong. Cities ranked 1178th and 5229th ($2355 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 18th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.6 months in Hwaseong. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Hwaseong ranked 20th in South Korea, while ranked 75th and 2227th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Adelaide	Hwaseong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$13137
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$5451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$41.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$6.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$9.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$17344

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Hwaseong

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Ansan	$1001
24 km or 15 mi	Suwon	$985
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1022
25 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$943
28 km or 17 mi	Osan	$1019
31 km or 19 mi	Incheon	$1032
32 km or 20 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
32 km or 20 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
33 km or 21 mi	Bucheon	$1090
36 km or 22 mi	Dangjin	$952
37 km or 23 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
39 km or 24 mi	Yongin	$1061
39 km or 24 mi	Siheung	$1313
42 km or 26 mi	Seongnam	$1455
47 km or 29 mi	Gimpo	$1040
47 km or 29 mi	Seoul	$1296
49 km or 31 mi	Gwangju	$1179
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
51 km or 32 mi	Goyang	$1052
54 km or 34 mi	Seosan	$917
55 km or 34 mi	Hanam	$1152
55 km or 34 mi	Guri	$1089
56 km or 35 mi	Cheonan	$1128
60 km or 38 mi	Icheon	$1108
63 km or 39 mi	Namyangju	$1094
66 km or 41 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
70 km or 43 mi	Yangju	$894
71 km or 44 mi	Paju	$1010
78 km or 48 mi	Yeoju	$1033
84 km or 52 mi	Dongducheon	$977
86 km or 54 mi	Pocheon	$982
87 km or 54 mi	Kaesong	$1557
89 km or 55 mi	Gongju	$1009
90 km or 56 mi	Cheongju	$865
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$971
95 km or 59 mi	Asan	$997
97 km or 60 mi	Boryeong	$1012
103 km or 64 mi	Wonju	$1062
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$852