Cost of Living Comparison Between Changwon and Pangyo Cost of Living Comparison Between Changwon and Pangyo

🙂 Solo nomad: Changwon is 19.9% cheaper than Pangyo without rent, and 4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Changwon is 0.2% cheaper than Pangyo without rent, and 1.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.07 ₩9,594

$7.07 ₩9,597

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.48 ₩37.3K

$36.85 ₩50K

-25.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.16 ₩7,001

$5.53 ₩7,507

-6.69%

Cappuccino

$3.62 ₩4,906

$3.98 ₩5,393

-9.05%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 ₩2,429

$1.52 ₩2,056

17.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.93 ₩1,261

$0.85 ₩1,152

9.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.91 ₩3,950

$3.37 ₩4,569

-13.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.33 ₩5,880

$4.9 ₩6,645

-11.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.34 ₩3,178

$2.26 ₩3,068

3.54%

White Bread (500g)

$3.52 ₩4,772

$3.11 ₩4,214

13.18%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.1 ₩4,206

$3.01 ₩4,082

2.99%

Eggs

$3 ₩4,065

$2.86 ₩3,874

4.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.42 ₩14.1K

$10.29 ₩14K

1.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8 ₩10.8K

$8.42 ₩11.4K

-4.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$28.05 ₩38.1K

$27.6 ₩37.4K

1.63%

Apples (1kg)

$8.26 ₩11.2K

$7.83 ₩10.6K

5.49%

Banana (1kg)

$3.16 ₩4,288

$3.18 ₩4,313

-0.63%

Oranges (1kg)

$7.25 ₩9,843

$5.43 ₩7,367

33.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.11 ₩6,935

$5.29 ₩7,174

-3.40%

Potato (1kg)

$5.01 ₩6,800

$4.01 ₩5,444

24.94%

Onion (1kg)

$3.04 ₩4,122

$2.84 ₩3,860

7.04%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.03 ₩2,759

$2.16 ₩2,926

-6.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.15 ₩1,557

$1.21 ₩1,645

-4.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.28 ₩4,454

$3.33 ₩4,524

-1.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.79 ₩18.7K

$13.72 ₩18.6K

0.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 ₩2,290

$1.79 ₩2,422

-5.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.37 ₩4,568

$3.22 ₩4,373

4.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.06 ₩1,435

$1.11 ₩1,505

-4.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.55 ₩65.9K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.84 ₩3,856

$3.56 ₩4,834

-20.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.85 ₩1,148

$0.57 ₩768

49.12%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$16.67 ₩22.6K

$9.04 ₩12.3K

84.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ₩1,570

$1.21 ₩1,640

-4.13%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.3K ₩38.4M

$27.6K ₩37.5M

2.33%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$24.7K ₩33.5M

$24.6K ₩33.4M

0.47%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$190 ₩257.9K

$161 ₩218.7K

17.96%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$51.1 ₩69.4K

$35.11 ₩47.6K

45.63%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.44 ₩37.2K

$22.14 ₩30K

23.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.2 ₩69.4K

$47.33 ₩64.2K

8.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$33.01 ₩44.8K

Cinema Ticket

$11.33 ₩15.4K

$11.2 ₩15.2K

1.16%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$489 ₩664.1K

$416 ₩564.7K

17.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.3K ₩19.4M

$23.3K ₩31.7M

-38.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$103 ₩140.2K

$59.3 ₩80.5K

74.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$65.5 ₩88.8K

$47.98 ₩65.1K

36.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.1 ₩119.6K

$79.1 ₩107.4K

11.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 ₩161.6K

$117 ₩158.4K

2.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$445 ₩604.1K

$452 ₩612.7K

-1.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$380 ₩515.8K

$374 ₩506.8K

1.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,084 ₩1.5M

$1,076 ₩1.5M

0.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$781 ₩1.1M

$754 ₩1M

3.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,285 ₩9.9M

$7,406 ₩10M

-1.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,784 ₩7.8M

$5,505 ₩7.5M

5.07%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,550 ₩2.1M

$4,954 ₩6.7M

-68.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.22

4.14

1.93%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Changwon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Pangyo: October 28, 2025

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