Hwaseong vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hwaseong	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1089	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$443	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$900	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1860	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	13
😀 Quality of life	72	36
🏙️ Population	941K	948K

The cost of living in Hwaseong is 6% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4896th and 4590th ($1089 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in South Korea and Laos, respectively. Check South Korea vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hwaseong compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Hwaseong ranked 20th best city to live in South Korea vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 1941st and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hwaseong vs Vientiane

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	Hwaseong	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12862	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5937	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.5	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.1	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.25	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.99	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.68	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$413	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19142	$9354

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393