Essen vs Hwaseong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hwaseong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2941
🏠 One person rent
$759
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$90.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1942
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
579K
904K

The cost of living in Essen is 40% more expensive than in Hwaseong. Cities ranked 3358th and 4774th ($1519 vs $1088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 17th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.8 months in Hwaseong. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Hwaseong ranked 21st in South Korea, while ranked 32nd and 1531st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Hwaseong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$9061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$5987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$8.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$32.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$6.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$18696

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Hwaseong

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Ansan
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Suwon
$987
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1054
25 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1120
26 km or 16 mi Anyang
$1097
28 km or 17 mi Osan
$1024
31 km or 19 mi Incheon
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
32 km or 20 mi Gwacheon
$1056
33 km or 21 mi Bucheon
$1152
36 km or 22 mi Dangjin
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
39 km or 24 mi Yongin
$1256
39 km or 24 mi Siheung
$1081
42 km or 26 mi Seongnam
$1121
47 km or 29 mi Gimpo
$1124
47 km or 29 mi Seoul
$1444
49 km or 31 mi Gwangju
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$986
51 km or 32 mi Goyang
$1144
54 km or 34 mi Seosan
$1005
55 km or 34 mi Hanam
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Guri
$1101
56 km or 35 mi Cheonan
$940
60 km or 38 mi Icheon
$949
63 km or 39 mi Namyangju
$1106
66 km or 41 mi Uijeongbu
$986
70 km or 43 mi Yangju
$983
71 km or 44 mi Paju
$1072
78 km or 48 mi Yeoju
$973
84 km or 52 mi Dongducheon
$1077
86 km or 54 mi Pocheon
$1041
87 km or 54 mi Kaesong
$1542
89 km or 55 mi Gongju
$949
90 km or 56 mi Cheongju
$903
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$963
95 km or 59 mi Asan
$992
97 km or 60 mi Boryeong
$1084
103 km or 64 mi Wonju
$880
106 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1009