Suwon vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Suwon	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1066	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2690	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$498	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.2	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2625	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	8
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	1.23M	24.7K

The cost of living in Suwon is 33% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5112th and 3601st ($1066 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 2.5 months in Suwon compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Suwon ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 134th and 5581st 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	$6.6	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$672	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12487	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6631	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.9	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.48	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.3	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.6	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$775	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10980	$8213

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Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1080
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1004
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1307
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1120
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1196
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1175
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1178
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1134
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1088
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1078
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1138
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1097
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1098
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1153
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1059
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1079
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$948
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1065
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1028
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1068
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1110
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$924
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1568
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$920
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$874
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1020
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1063
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1050

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420