Hwaseong vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hwaseong	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1098	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$465	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$438	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.5	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1732	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	78	78
😀 Quality of life	75	87
🏙️ Population	941K	936K

The cost of living in Hwaseong is 55% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4968th and 950th ($1098 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd in South Korea and Israel, respectively. Check South Korea vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hwaseong compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Hwaseong ranked 20th best city to live in South Korea vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 2033rd and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hwaseong vs Jerusalem

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	Hwaseong	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.75	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.29%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13216	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5946	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.85	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.25	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.4	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13303	$23696

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850