Suwon vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Suwon	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2630	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$455	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2320	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	8
😀 Quality of life	90	48
🏙️ Population	1.23M	24.7K

The cost of living in Suwon is 37% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5440th and 3471st ($1030 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in South Korea and the Seychelles, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Suwon compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Suwon ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 216th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suwon vs Victoria

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	Suwon	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.24	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11113	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6701	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.5	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.39	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.75	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$660	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12755	$8971

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Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1044
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1292
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1102
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1425
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1179
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1167
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1363
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1162
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1117
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1057
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1134
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1046
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1120
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1092
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1121
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$984
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1053
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$937
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1049
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$986
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1073
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$903
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1563
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$892
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$867
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$986
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1019
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1015

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419