Gold Coast vs Hwaseong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gold Coast	Hwaseong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2239	$1089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4966	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$1436	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$900
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	49	79
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	608K	941K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 106% more expensive than in Hwaseong. Cities ranked 1278th and 4896th ($2239 vs $1089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th 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 1.7 months in Hwaseong. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Hwaseong ranked 20th in South Korea, while ranked 223rd and 1941st 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	$19	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1508	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1209	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2204	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1987	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$93.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8546	$12862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3976	$5937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$27.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$5.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.1	$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$6.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2092	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6970	$19142

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2016
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1677
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1748
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1683
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1185
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1478
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1448
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1702
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2099
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1824
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1584
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2539
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2252
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1538
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1511
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1416
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1616
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2023
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1619
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1667
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1691
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1643
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Hwaseong

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Ansan	$1070
24 km or 15 mi	Suwon	$1022
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
25 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1022
28 km or 17 mi	Osan	$1042
31 km or 19 mi	Incheon	$1092
32 km or 20 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
32 km or 20 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Bucheon	$1163
36 km or 22 mi	Dangjin	$1033
37 km or 23 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
39 km or 24 mi	Yongin	$1127
39 km or 24 mi	Siheung	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Seongnam	$1400
47 km or 29 mi	Gimpo	$1099
47 km or 29 mi	Seoul	$1334
49 km or 31 mi	Gwangju	$1165
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
51 km or 32 mi	Goyang	$1171
54 km or 34 mi	Seosan	$1036
55 km or 34 mi	Hanam	$1161
55 km or 34 mi	Guri	$1122
56 km or 35 mi	Cheonan	$1151
60 km or 38 mi	Icheon	$1020
63 km or 39 mi	Namyangju	$1129
66 km or 41 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
70 km or 43 mi	Yangju	$974
71 km or 44 mi	Paju	$1075
78 km or 48 mi	Yeoju	$1026
84 km or 52 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
86 km or 54 mi	Pocheon	$1040
87 km or 54 mi	Kaesong	$1565
89 km or 55 mi	Gongju	$1038
90 km or 56 mi	Cheongju	$936
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1019
95 km or 59 mi	Asan	$1038
97 km or 60 mi	Boryeong	$1063
103 km or 64 mi	Wonju	$1074
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900