Hwaseong vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hwaseong	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1049	$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2870	$2615
🏠 One person rent	$440	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$944	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1994	$2748
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	91
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	941K	1.23M

The cost of living in Hwaseong is 8% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 5297th and 5892nd ($1049 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 74th in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hwaseong compared to 2.8 months in Suwon. Ranked 23rd vs 3rd best cities to live in South Korea, and 1823rd vs 111th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hwaseong vs Suwon

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	Hwaseong	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.89	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1033	$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$73.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$13362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6154	$7225
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.06	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$8.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$5.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.3	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$300	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23295	$22854

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1003
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1025
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1025
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$990
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1142
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1068
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1461
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1074
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1085
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1067
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1041
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1084
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$966
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1222
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1025
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1036
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$941
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1020
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$989
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$968
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1027
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1140
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$997
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1567
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$1098
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$839
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1043
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1098
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1066