Hwaseong vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hwaseong	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1089	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$443	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$900	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1860	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	79	89
😀 Quality of life	72	97
🏙️ Population	941K	5.87M

The cost of living in Hwaseong is 64% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4896th and 129th ($1089 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in South Korea and Singapore, respectively. Check South Korea vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hwaseong compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Hwaseong ranked 20th best city to live in South Korea vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1941st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hwaseong vs Singapore City

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	Hwaseong	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12862	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5937	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.25	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.99	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.68	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$413	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19142	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605