Suwon vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Suwon	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1066	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2690	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$498	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.2	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2625	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	17
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	1.23M	216K

The cost of living in Suwon is 43% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5112th and 2432nd ($1066 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 3rd in South Korea and New Zealand, respectively. Check South Korea vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Suwon compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Suwon ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 134th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suwon vs Wellington

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	Suwon	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.6	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$672	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12487	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6631	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.9	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.48	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.6	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$775	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10980	$12047

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811