Changwon vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changwon Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1083
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2498
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$474
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1898
$738
😷 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 60% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5042nd and 7055th ($1083 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 115th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changwon compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Changwon ranked 32nd best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 2816th and 3115th 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
$6.44
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$910
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7170
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6000
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.78
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18416
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi Masan
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
26 km or 16 mi Miryang
$992
27 km or 17 mi Sacheon
$1008
36 km or 22 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Busan
$1122
48 km or 30 mi Geoje
$893
52 km or 32 mi Tongyeong
$931
52 km or 32 mi Jinju
$1146
61 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
66 km or 41 mi Daegu
$1114
68 km or 42 mi Ulsan
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Gyeongju
$1341
82 km or 51 mi Yeongcheon
$941
94 km or 58 mi Gwangyang
$999
106 km or 66 mi Gimcheon
$995
106 km or 66 mi Pohang
$1000
107 km or 66 mi Yeosu
$981
107 km or 67 mi Gumi
$977
112 km or 70 mi Suncheon
$1027
114 km or 71 mi Tsushima Island
$981
116 km or 72 mi Namwon
$1005
133 km or 82 mi Tsushima
$980
134 km or 83 mi Sangju
$981
144 km or 89 mi Andong
$871
149 km or 93 mi Jeonju
$915
152 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$992
158 km or 98 mi Gwangju
$1178
165 km or 103 mi Daejeon
$975
166 km or 103 mi Jeongeup
$1000
168 km or 105 mi Gyeryong
$999
170 km or 106 mi Gimje
$968
170 km or 106 mi Iksan
$980
172 km or 107 mi Yeongju
$978
175 km or 109 mi Nonsan
$1084
178 km or 111 mi Naju
$1040
183 km or 114 mi Sejong
$1043
184 km or 114 mi Cheongju
$997
190 km or 118 mi Gongju
$1098
192 km or 119 mi Gunsan
$1007

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623