Calgary vs Changwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Changwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$632
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$1765
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	53	66
😀 Quality of life	90	69
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.01M

The cost of living in Calgary is 93% more expensive than in Changwon. Cities ranked 1646th and 4989th ($2077 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 22nd in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Changwon. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Changwon ranked 32nd in South Korea, while ranked 153rd and 2837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Changwon

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	Calgary	Changwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$7026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$5850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$7.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$6.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$2.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$9.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$87
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$13559

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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