Adelaide vs Cheongju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	Cheongju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$997
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$3235
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	72
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	1.3M	852K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 125% more expensive than in Cheongju. Cities ranked 1267th and 5717th ($2246 vs $997) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 56th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 3.2 months in Cheongju. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Cheongju ranked 5th in South Korea, while ranked 64th and 274th 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	$17.1	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$3.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$2260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$76.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$8.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$7.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$64
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$14576

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2013
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1816
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1397
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1357
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1795
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1822
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1892
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1757
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1717
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2397
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1758
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1876
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1746
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1799
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1800
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1805
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1829
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2393
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1900
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1815
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1500
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1748
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1674
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1798
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1532
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1732
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1997
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2472
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2265
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2801
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2286
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1833
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1289
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1043
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$975
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1222
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1098
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1041
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$999
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$1098
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1084
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1066
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$992
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$981
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1025
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1142
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1077
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1036
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1025
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$970
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1111
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1134
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1140
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1057
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$977
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$980
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$988
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1087
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1027
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1127
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1003
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$915
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$990
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1025
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1074
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$978
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$968
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038