Changwon vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changwon Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2495
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$464
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$632
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.2
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1765
$742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
66
69
😀 Quality of life
69
69
🏙️ Population
1.01M
10.5M

The cost of living in Changwon is 64% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4989th and 7169th ($1075 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 97th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changwon compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Changwon ranked 32nd best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 2837th and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Dongguan

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Changwon Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.71
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.6
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7026
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$4.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.42
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.3
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13559
$20945

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598