Changwon vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changwon	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$451	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1548	$1025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	22
😀 Quality of life	73	62
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.96M

The cost of living in Changwon is 20% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5425th and 4578th ($1032 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 9th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changwon compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Changwon ranked 30th best city to live in South Korea vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 2832nd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changwon vs Tijuana

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	Changwon	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.96	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.7	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.53	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1245	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.9	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7619	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5161	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.39	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15743	$4857

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667