Changwon vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changwon	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2495	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$464	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$632	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.2	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1765	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	7
😀 Quality of life	69	62
🏙️ Population	1.01M	133K

The cost of living in Changwon is 18% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4989th and 4205th ($1075 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in South Korea and Maldives, respectively. Check South Korea vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changwon compared to 1 months in Male. Changwon ranked 32nd best city to live in South Korea vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2837th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Male

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	Changwon	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.71	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$829	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.6	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7026	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.42	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.3	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13559	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360