Changwon vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changwon	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$464	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$632	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.2	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1765	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	99
😀 Quality of life	69	93
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.9M

The cost of living in Changwon is 66% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4989th and 80th ($1075 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 71st 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 1.6 months in Changwon compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Changwon ranked 32nd best city to live in South Korea vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 2837th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Los Angeles

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	Changwon	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.71	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$829	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.6	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7026	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.42	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.3	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13559	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919