Changwon vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changwon	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$451	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1548	$879
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	99
😀 Quality of life	73	75
🏙️ Population	1.01M	24.9M

The cost of living in Changwon is 8% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5425th and 4971st ($1032 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 5th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changwon compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Changwon ranked 30th best city to live in South Korea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2832nd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Shanghai

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	Changwon	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.96	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.7	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.53	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.9	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7619	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5161	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.39	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15743	$27781

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Cities near Changwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Masan	$994
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$946
26 km or 16 mi	Miryang	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Sacheon	$993
36 km or 22 mi	Yangsan	$1005
40 km or 25 mi	Busan	$1114
48 km or 30 mi	Geoje	$961
52 km or 32 mi	Tongyeong	$981
52 km or 32 mi	Jinju	$1111
61 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
66 km or 41 mi	Daegu	$1043
68 km or 42 mi	Ulsan	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
94 km or 58 mi	Gwangyang	$996
106 km or 66 mi	Gimcheon	$916
106 km or 66 mi	Pohang	$1030
107 km or 66 mi	Yeosu	$1008
107 km or 67 mi	Gumi	$943
112 km or 70 mi	Suncheon	$1014
114 km or 71 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
116 km or 72 mi	Namwon	$970
133 km or 82 mi	Tsushima	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Sangju	$951
144 km or 89 mi	Andong	$916
149 km or 93 mi	Jeonju	$823
152 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$954
158 km or 98 mi	Gwangju	$1062
165 km or 103 mi	Daejeon	$922
166 km or 103 mi	Jeongeup	$963
168 km or 105 mi	Gyeryong	$945
170 km or 106 mi	Gimje	$964
170 km or 106 mi	Iksan	$982
172 km or 107 mi	Yeongju	$994
175 km or 109 mi	Nonsan	$1005
178 km or 111 mi	Naju	$981
183 km or 114 mi	Sejong	$986
184 km or 114 mi	Cheongju	$903
190 km or 118 mi	Gongju	$1019
192 km or 119 mi	Gunsan	$1002

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765