Changwon vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changwon	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$632	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.2	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1765	$3270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	77
😀 Quality of life	69	86
🏙️ Population	1.01M	639K

The cost of living in Changwon is 48% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 4989th and 1678th ($1075 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1488th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changwon compared to 1.6 months in Detroit. Changwon ranked 32nd best city to live in South Korea vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 2837th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Detroit

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	Changwon	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.71	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$829	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7026	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.42	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.3	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13559	$16893

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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

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527