Gold Coast vs Hwaseong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Hwaseong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$1088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$963
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$460
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$90.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$1942
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	49	78
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	638K	904K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 98% more expensive than in Hwaseong. Cities ranked 1408th and 4774th ($2152 vs $1088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 17th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.8 months in Hwaseong. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Hwaseong ranked 21st in South Korea, while ranked 120th and 1531st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Hwaseong

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	Gold Coast	Hwaseong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$9061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$5987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$8.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$32.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$6.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$18696

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693

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