Bucheon vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucheon	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2786	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$506	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1529	$2916
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	17
😀 Quality of life	73	85
🏙️ Population	772K	216K

The cost of living in Bucheon is 37% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4593rd and 2289th ($1163 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in South Korea and New Zealand, respectively. Check South Korea vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucheon compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Bucheon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 1451st and 356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs Wellington

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	Bucheon	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.68	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$553	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.89%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10070	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6153	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.87	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.2	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.03	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21043	$11415

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bucheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
12 km or 7.8 mi	Incheon	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Gimpo	$1099
17 km or 11 mi	Anyang	$1022
18 km or 11 mi	Goyang	$1171
20 km or 12 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
20 km or 12 mi	Ansan	$1070
21 km or 13 mi	Gunpo	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
31 km or 19 mi	Siheung	$1283
31 km or 19 mi	Suwon	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Seongnam	$1400
33 km or 21 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
33 km or 21 mi	Guri	$1122
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
37 km or 23 mi	Paju	$1075
38 km or 24 mi	Hanam	$1161
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
41 km or 25 mi	Namyangju	$1129
43 km or 27 mi	Gwangju	$1165
47 km or 29 mi	Osan	$1042
47 km or 29 mi	Yongin	$1127
52 km or 32 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
56 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1565
57 km or 36 mi	Pocheon	$1040
62 km or 39 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
63 km or 39 mi	Icheon	$1020
69 km or 43 mi	Dangjin	$1033
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1026
79 km or 49 mi	Yeoju	$1026
84 km or 52 mi	Cheonan	$1151
85 km or 53 mi	Seosan	$1036
94 km or 58 mi	Chuncheon	$865
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1074
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1550
115 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
117 km or 73 mi	Chungju	$900
120 km or 75 mi	Gongju	$1038
121 km or 75 mi	Sejong	$1019

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604