Hwaseong vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hwaseong	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1088	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$1369
🏠 One person rent	$447	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$963	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$460	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.2	$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1942	$269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	52
😀 Quality of life	74	45
🏙️ Population	904K	2.11M

The cost of living in Hwaseong is 117% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4774th and 8502nd ($1088 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 35th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hwaseong compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Hwaseong ranked 21st best city to live in South Korea vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1531st and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hwaseong vs Medan

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	Hwaseong	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1025	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.51%	11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9061	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5987	$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.4	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18696	$11223

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Cities near Hwaseong

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Ansan	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Suwon	$987
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1054
25 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1120
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1097
28 km or 17 mi	Osan	$1024
31 km or 19 mi	Incheon	$1020
32 km or 20 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
32 km or 20 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
33 km or 21 mi	Bucheon	$1152
36 km or 22 mi	Dangjin	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
39 km or 24 mi	Yongin	$1256
39 km or 24 mi	Siheung	$1081
42 km or 26 mi	Seongnam	$1121
47 km or 29 mi	Gimpo	$1124
47 km or 29 mi	Seoul	$1444
49 km or 31 mi	Gwangju	$1063
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$986
51 km or 32 mi	Goyang	$1144
54 km or 34 mi	Seosan	$1005
55 km or 34 mi	Hanam	$1069
55 km or 34 mi	Guri	$1101
56 km or 35 mi	Cheonan	$940
60 km or 38 mi	Icheon	$949
63 km or 39 mi	Namyangju	$1106
66 km or 41 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
70 km or 43 mi	Yangju	$983
71 km or 44 mi	Paju	$1072
78 km or 48 mi	Yeoju	$973
84 km or 52 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
86 km or 54 mi	Pocheon	$1041
87 km or 54 mi	Kaesong	$1542
89 km or 55 mi	Gongju	$949
90 km or 56 mi	Cheongju	$903
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$963
95 km or 59 mi	Asan	$992
97 km or 60 mi	Boryeong	$1084
103 km or 64 mi	Wonju	$880
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1009

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465