Changwon vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changwon	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2499	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$475	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1567	$2002
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	67	100
😀 Quality of life	72	81
🏙️ Population	1.01M	594K

The cost of living in Changwon is 6% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5022nd and 5371st ($1084 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 306th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changwon compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Changwon ranked 33rd best city to live in South Korea vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 3240th and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Kawaguchi

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	Changwon	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1278	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7571	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5453	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13605	$15648

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066