Honolulu vs Hwaseong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Hwaseong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1049
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2870
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$944
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$1994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	62	78
😀 Quality of life	87	72
🏙️ Population	351K	941K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 190% more expensive than in Hwaseong. Cities ranked 133rd and 5297th ($3039 vs $1049) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 31st in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.9 months in Hwaseong. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Hwaseong ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 290th and 1823rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Hwaseong

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	Honolulu	Hwaseong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$3.12
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$728
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$9403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$6154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$23295

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

Cities near Hwaseong

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Ansan	$990
24 km or 15 mi	Suwon	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$988
25 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1003
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1025
28 km or 17 mi	Osan	$1025
31 km or 19 mi	Incheon	$1067
32 km or 20 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
32 km or 20 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
33 km or 21 mi	Bucheon	$1068
36 km or 22 mi	Dangjin	$1025
37 km or 23 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
39 km or 24 mi	Yongin	$1142
39 km or 24 mi	Siheung	$1087
42 km or 26 mi	Seongnam	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Gimpo	$966
47 km or 29 mi	Seoul	$1461
49 km or 31 mi	Gwangju	$1057
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1041
51 km or 32 mi	Goyang	$1008
54 km or 34 mi	Seosan	$1027
55 km or 34 mi	Hanam	$1074
55 km or 34 mi	Guri	$1085
56 km or 35 mi	Cheonan	$1222
60 km or 38 mi	Icheon	$1077
63 km or 39 mi	Namyangju	$1084
66 km or 41 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
70 km or 43 mi	Yangju	$941
71 km or 44 mi	Paju	$1020
78 km or 48 mi	Yeoju	$1036
84 km or 52 mi	Dongducheon	$968
86 km or 54 mi	Pocheon	$989
87 km or 54 mi	Kaesong	$1567
89 km or 55 mi	Gongju	$1098
90 km or 56 mi	Cheongju	$997
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1043
95 km or 59 mi	Asan	$1066
97 km or 60 mi	Boryeong	$1134
103 km or 64 mi	Wonju	$1140
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1098