Changwon vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changwon Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$433
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.5
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1481
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
66
67
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
1.01M
10.5M

The cost of living in Changwon is 46% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5480th and 7308th ($1013 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 67th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changwon compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Changwon ranked 30th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 2832nd and 3241st 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
$5.68
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.27
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1169
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.2
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.18%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5030
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.8
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.95
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.24
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$564
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18217
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi Masan
$992
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Miryang
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Sacheon
$974
36 km or 22 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Busan
$1084
48 km or 30 mi Geoje
$946
52 km or 32 mi Tongyeong
$982
52 km or 32 mi Jinju
$1051
61 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$943
66 km or 41 mi Daegu
$992
68 km or 42 mi Ulsan
$957
82 km or 51 mi Gyeongju
$924
82 km or 51 mi Yeongcheon
$964
94 km or 58 mi Gwangyang
$955
106 km or 66 mi Gimcheon
$887
106 km or 66 mi Pohang
$989
107 km or 66 mi Yeosu
$954
107 km or 67 mi Gumi
$914
112 km or 70 mi Suncheon
$973
114 km or 71 mi Tsushima Island
$899
116 km or 72 mi Namwon
$930
133 km or 82 mi Tsushima
$896
134 km or 83 mi Sangju
$919
144 km or 89 mi Andong
$883
149 km or 93 mi Jeonju
$771
152 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$931
158 km or 98 mi Gwangju
$957
165 km or 103 mi Daejeon
$905
166 km or 103 mi Jeongeup
$922
168 km or 105 mi Gyeryong
$933
170 km or 106 mi Gimje
$923
170 km or 106 mi Iksan
$938
172 km or 107 mi Yeongju
$961
175 km or 109 mi Nonsan
$990
178 km or 111 mi Naju
$909
183 km or 114 mi Sejong
$971
184 km or 114 mi Cheongju
$865
190 km or 118 mi Gongju
$1009
192 km or 119 mi Gunsan
$964

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620