Hwaseong vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hwaseong	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1089	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$443	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$900	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1860	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	79	7
😀 Quality of life	72	62
🏙️ Population	941K	133K

The cost of living in Hwaseong is 17% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4896th and 4205th ($1089 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in South Korea and Maldives, respectively. Check South Korea vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hwaseong compared to 1 months in Male. Hwaseong ranked 20th best city to live in South Korea vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1941st and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hwaseong vs Male

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	Hwaseong	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12862	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5937	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.5	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.25	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.99	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.68	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$413	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19142	$3201

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360