Changwon vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changwon	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2499	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$475	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1567	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	67	75
😀 Quality of life	72	68
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.01M

The cost of living in Changwon is 97% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5022nd and 8275th ($1084 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 14th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changwon compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Changwon ranked 33rd best city to live in South Korea vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3240th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Changwon vs Surabaya infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/changwon/surabaya.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Changwon vs Surabaya infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/changwon/surabaya" target="_blank">Changwon vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Changwon vs Surabaya

Prices for goods and services in Changwon and Surabaya are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Changwon	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1278	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7571	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5453	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13605	$9160

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502