Changwon vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changwon	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2499	$2620
🏠 One person rent	$475	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1567	$2442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	67	58
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.49M

The cost of living in Changwon is 0.2% more expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 5022nd and 5038th ($1084 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 26th in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changwon compared to 2.3 months in Gwangju. Ranked 33rd vs 7th best cities to live in South Korea, and 3240th vs 363rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Gwangju

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	Changwon	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1278	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7571	$7419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5453	$4877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$7.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$6.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13605	$10915

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Cities near Changwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Masan	$1008
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$975
26 km or 16 mi	Miryang	$1038
27 km or 17 mi	Sacheon	$984
36 km or 22 mi	Yangsan	$1039
40 km or 25 mi	Busan	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Geoje	$913
52 km or 32 mi	Tongyeong	$934
52 km or 32 mi	Jinju	$1064
61 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
66 km or 41 mi	Daegu	$1062
68 km or 42 mi	Ulsan	$1076
82 km or 51 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
94 km or 58 mi	Gwangyang	$991
106 km or 66 mi	Gimcheon	$934
106 km or 66 mi	Pohang	$1024
107 km or 66 mi	Yeosu	$994
107 km or 67 mi	Gumi	$949
112 km or 70 mi	Suncheon	$1016
114 km or 71 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
116 km or 72 mi	Namwon	$980
133 km or 82 mi	Tsushima	$933
134 km or 83 mi	Sangju	$957
144 km or 89 mi	Andong	$929
149 km or 93 mi	Jeonju	$831
152 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$973
158 km or 98 mi	Gwangju	$1081
165 km or 103 mi	Daejeon	$959
166 km or 103 mi	Jeongeup	$981
168 km or 105 mi	Gyeryong	$976
170 km or 106 mi	Gimje	$982
170 km or 106 mi	Iksan	$998
172 km or 107 mi	Yeongju	$1005
175 km or 109 mi	Nonsan	$1046
178 km or 111 mi	Naju	$1001
183 km or 114 mi	Sejong	$1020
184 km or 114 mi	Cheongju	$924
190 km or 118 mi	Gongju	$1063
192 km or 119 mi	Gunsan	$1020

Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$981
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1016
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$991
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$831
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$994
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$998
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1020
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1064
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1046
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$984
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1050
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1085
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$959
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$934
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1008
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$934
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$913
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1084
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1062
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$924
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$949
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$957
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$975
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1153
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1069
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1108
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1100