Hwaseong vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hwaseong Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2941
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$447
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1942
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
78
95
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
904K
2.6M

The cost of living in Hwaseong is 7% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4774th and 4516th ($1088 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hwaseong compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Hwaseong ranked 21st best city to live in South Korea vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1531st and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hwaseong Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.72
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1025
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9061
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5987
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.96
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.5
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18696
$19102

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$987
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
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$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589