Suwon vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Suwon	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$987	$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2601	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1400
🏘️ Family rent	$845	$2268
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$96	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2621	$2523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	17
😀 Quality of life	92	85
🏙️ Population	1.23M	419K

The cost of living in Suwon is 56% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5418th and 1237th ($987 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd 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 2.7 months in Suwon compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Suwon ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 88th and 293rd 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	$6.03	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.9	$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$7.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.3	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12419	$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6828	$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.61	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.71	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.7	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19843	$13015

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Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1054
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1120
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1097
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1024
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1081
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1256
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1121
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1063
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1152
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1444
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1069
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1101
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1020
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$949
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$986
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1106
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1144
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1124
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$940
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$973
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$983
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1072
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1041
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1005
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$880
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$903
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1542
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$1009
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$911
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$963
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$949
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$992

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1777
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1579
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1230
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1500
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1454
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1113
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1207
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1800
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1563
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1200
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1701
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1754
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1842
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1994
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1960
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2279
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1664
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1398
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1388
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1925
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1597