Hwaseong vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hwaseong	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1049	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2870	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$440	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$944	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	78	82
😀 Quality of life	72	67
🏙️ Population	941K	5.38M

The cost of living in Hwaseong is 20% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5297th and 6204th ($1049 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hwaseong compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Hwaseong ranked 23rd best city to live in South Korea vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 1823rd and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hwaseong vs Saint Petersburg

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	Hwaseong	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.89	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1033	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6154	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.06	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$300	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23295	$6847

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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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525