Berlin vs Changwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Changwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$632
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1765
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	95	69
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.01M

The cost of living in Berlin is 89% more expensive than in Changwon. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4989th ($2027 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Changwon. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Changwon ranked 32nd in South Korea, while ranked 21st and 2837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Changwon

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	Berlin	Changwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$7026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$5850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$7.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$6.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$2.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$87
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$13559

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Changwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Masan	$998
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
26 km or 16 mi	Miryang	$1030
27 km or 17 mi	Sacheon	$983
36 km or 22 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Busan	$1060
48 km or 30 mi	Geoje	$887
52 km or 32 mi	Tongyeong	$924
52 km or 32 mi	Jinju	$1054
61 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
66 km or 41 mi	Daegu	$995
68 km or 42 mi	Ulsan	$1059
82 km or 51 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
94 km or 58 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
106 km or 66 mi	Gimcheon	$977
106 km or 66 mi	Pohang	$988
107 km or 66 mi	Yeosu	$989
107 km or 67 mi	Gumi	$992
112 km or 70 mi	Suncheon	$1059
114 km or 71 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
116 km or 72 mi	Namwon	$987
133 km or 82 mi	Tsushima	$903
134 km or 83 mi	Sangju	$1000
144 km or 89 mi	Andong	$880
149 km or 93 mi	Jeonju	$854
152 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$979
158 km or 98 mi	Gwangju	$1101
165 km or 103 mi	Daejeon	$992
166 km or 103 mi	Jeongeup	$970
168 km or 105 mi	Gyeryong	$977
170 km or 106 mi	Gimje	$937
170 km or 106 mi	Iksan	$959
172 km or 107 mi	Yeongju	$964
175 km or 109 mi	Nonsan	$1019
178 km or 111 mi	Naju	$1012
183 km or 114 mi	Sejong	$1019
184 km or 114 mi	Cheongju	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Gongju	$1038
192 km or 119 mi	Gunsan	$1005