Hwaseong vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hwaseong	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1088	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$447	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$963	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$460	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.2	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1942	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	78	31
😀 Quality of life	74	42
🏙️ Population	904K	116K

The cost of living in Hwaseong is 64% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4774th and 7072nd ($1088 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 10th in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hwaseong compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Hwaseong ranked 21st best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 1531st and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hwaseong vs Pattaya

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	Hwaseong	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1025	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.51%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9061	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5987	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18696	$8397

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509