Changwon vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changwon	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2499	$4440
🏠 One person rent	$475	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1899
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1567	$3987
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	67	60
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	1.01M	246K

The cost of living in Changwon is 41% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5022nd and 2519th ($1084 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1889th 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 1.4 months in Changwon compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Changwon ranked 33rd best city to live in South Korea vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 3240th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Louisville

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	Changwon	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1278	$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7571	$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5453	$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13605	$15931

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017