Gold Coast vs Hwaseong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gold Coast	Hwaseong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5159	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$2387	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$88.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3044	$1732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	49	78
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	608K	941K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 109% more expensive than in Hwaseong. Cities ranked 1270th and 4968th ($2297 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.6 months in Hwaseong. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Hwaseong ranked 20th in South Korea, while ranked 255th and 2033rd 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	$18	$6.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.5	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.47	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2559	$750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2014	$575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	4.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$13216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4115	$5946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.32	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2150	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7100	$13303

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Hwaseong

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Ansan	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Suwon	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1080
25 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1004
28 km or 17 mi	Osan	$1076
31 km or 19 mi	Incheon	$1088
32 km or 20 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
33 km or 21 mi	Bucheon	$1175
36 km or 22 mi	Dangjin	$1059
37 km or 23 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
39 km or 24 mi	Yongin	$1120
39 km or 24 mi	Siheung	$1307
42 km or 26 mi	Seongnam	$1435
47 km or 29 mi	Gimpo	$1098
47 km or 29 mi	Seoul	$1383
49 km or 31 mi	Gwangju	$1196
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1078
51 km or 32 mi	Goyang	$1097
54 km or 34 mi	Seosan	$1068
55 km or 34 mi	Hanam	$1178
55 km or 34 mi	Guri	$1134
56 km or 35 mi	Cheonan	$1153
60 km or 38 mi	Icheon	$1171
63 km or 39 mi	Namyangju	$1138
66 km or 41 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
70 km or 43 mi	Yangju	$948
71 km or 44 mi	Paju	$1065
78 km or 48 mi	Yeoju	$1079
84 km or 52 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
86 km or 54 mi	Pocheon	$1028
87 km or 54 mi	Kaesong	$1568
89 km or 55 mi	Gongju	$1063
90 km or 56 mi	Cheongju	$924
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Asan	$1050
97 km or 60 mi	Boryeong	$1085
103 km or 64 mi	Wonju	$1110
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$920