Changwon vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changwon	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2499	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$475	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1567	$1127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	67	70
😀 Quality of life	72	71
🏙️ Population	1.01M	12.7M

The cost of living in Changwon is 40% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5022nd and 6778th ($1084 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 31st in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changwon compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Changwon ranked 33rd best city to live in South Korea vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 3240th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Suzhou

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	Changwon	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1278	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7571	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5453	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13605	$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610