Changwon vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changwon	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$632	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.2	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1765	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	98
😀 Quality of life	69	90
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.42M

The cost of living in Changwon is 40% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4989th and 2443rd ($1075 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 5th in South Korea and Spain, respectively. Check South Korea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changwon compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Changwon ranked 32nd best city to live in South Korea vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 2837th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Madrid

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	Changwon	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.71	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$829	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.6	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7026	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.42	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.3	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13559	$10042

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522