Changwon vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changwon	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$451	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1548	$4305
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	73	78
🏙️ Population	1.01M	467K

The cost of living in Changwon is 62% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5425th and 524th ($1032 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 453rd in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changwon compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Changwon ranked 30th best city to live in South Korea vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 2832nd and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Long Beach

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	Changwon	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.96	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.7	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.53	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7619	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5161	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.39	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15743	$22757

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Cities near Changwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Masan	$994
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$946
26 km or 16 mi	Miryang	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Sacheon	$993
36 km or 22 mi	Yangsan	$1005
40 km or 25 mi	Busan	$1114
48 km or 30 mi	Geoje	$961
52 km or 32 mi	Tongyeong	$981
52 km or 32 mi	Jinju	$1111
61 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
66 km or 41 mi	Daegu	$1043
68 km or 42 mi	Ulsan	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
94 km or 58 mi	Gwangyang	$996
106 km or 66 mi	Gimcheon	$916
106 km or 66 mi	Pohang	$1030
107 km or 66 mi	Yeosu	$1008
107 km or 67 mi	Gumi	$943
112 km or 70 mi	Suncheon	$1014
114 km or 71 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
116 km or 72 mi	Namwon	$970
133 km or 82 mi	Tsushima	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Sangju	$951
144 km or 89 mi	Andong	$916
149 km or 93 mi	Jeonju	$823
152 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$954
158 km or 98 mi	Gwangju	$1062
165 km or 103 mi	Daejeon	$922
166 km or 103 mi	Jeongeup	$963
168 km or 105 mi	Gyeryong	$945
170 km or 106 mi	Gimje	$964
170 km or 106 mi	Iksan	$982
172 km or 107 mi	Yeongju	$994
175 km or 109 mi	Nonsan	$1005
178 km or 111 mi	Naju	$981
183 km or 114 mi	Sejong	$986
184 km or 114 mi	Cheongju	$903
190 km or 118 mi	Gongju	$1019
192 km or 119 mi	Gunsan	$1002

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059