Changwon vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changwon	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$2609
🏠 One person rent	$464	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$632	$670
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.2	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1765	$1287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	80
😀 Quality of life	69	72
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.6M

The cost of living in Changwon is 2% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 4989th and 5120th ($1075 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 316th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changwon compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Changwon ranked 32nd best city to live in South Korea vs Fukuoka ranked 215th in Japan, while ranked 2837th and 1739th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Fukuoka

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	Changwon	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.71	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$829	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.6	$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7026	$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.42	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.3	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13559	$11983

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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 Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850