Changwon vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changwon	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2499	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$475	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1567	$1378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	94
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.04M

The cost of living in Changwon is 5% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5022nd and 4867th ($1084 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changwon compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Changwon ranked 33rd best city to live in South Korea vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3240th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs New Taipei

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	Changwon	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1278	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7571	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5453	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13605	$17207

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589