Adelaide vs Cheongju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Adelaide	Cheongju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2180	$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5014	$2251
🏠 One person rent	$1283	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2184	$489
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2875	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	72
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	1.3M	849K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 141% more expensive than in Cheongju. Cities ranked 1333rd and 5946th ($2180 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 81st in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 3 months in Cheongju. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Cheongju ranked 5th in South Korea, while ranked 75th and 228th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Cheongju

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	Adelaide	Cheongju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.5	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.75	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2505	$421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7770	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5055	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$3.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.5	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.2	$7.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$136	$69.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11563	$13793

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1888
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1462
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1317
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1327
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1708
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1746
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1688
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1658
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1672
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2356
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1702
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1693
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1669
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1707
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1716
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1719
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1707
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2604
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1819
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1404
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1463
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1723
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1610
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1723
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1430
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1691
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1903
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2348
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2203
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2741
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$1998
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1461
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1354
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688

Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$963
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$924
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$940
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$949
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$986
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$932
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$1009
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$945
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$992
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$1060
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1024
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1256
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$949
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$973
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1002
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$967
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1084
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$880
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1063
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$1055
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$923
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1054
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1081
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1005
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1121
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1120
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$787
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1127
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1097
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$975
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1069
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$958
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$902
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087