Hwaseong vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hwaseong	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1088	$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$2074
🏠 One person rent	$447	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$963	$826
🍽️ Food expenses	$460	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.2	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1942	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	43
😀 Quality of life	74	55
🏙️ Population	904K	1.4M

The cost of living in Hwaseong is 37% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4774th and 6405th ($1088 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in South Korea and Mongolia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hwaseong compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Hwaseong ranked 21st best city to live in South Korea vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1531st and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hwaseong vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Hwaseong	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.72	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1025	$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.51%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9061	$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5987	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.4	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18696	$5952

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$759
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$576
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$607
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$589
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$491
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$674
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$997
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$679
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$673
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1345
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$674
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$677
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$640
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$444
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$776
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$707
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$647
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$643
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$614
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$535
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$625
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$573
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$578
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$603
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$593
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$572
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$504
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$602
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$510
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$576
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$581
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$700
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$560
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$628
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1065
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$666
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$625