Auckland vs Cheongju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Cheongju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$449
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$92.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$2319
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	72
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	1.47M	848K

The cost of living in Auckland is 143% more expensive than in Cheongju. Cities ranked 1745th and 6471st ($2100 vs $865) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd in New Zealand and South Korea, respectively. Check New Zealand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 2.7 months in Cheongju. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Cheongju ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 242nd and 1395th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Cheongju

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	Auckland	Cheongju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$331
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$58.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$7.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$65.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$17737

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$971
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$905
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1128
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1016
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$933
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$990
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$997
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$931
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$919
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1061
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1108
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1033
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$952
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$985
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$993
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1012
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1062
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1179
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$914
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$938
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1022
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1313
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$917
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1455
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1053
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$771
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1001
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$943
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1152
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$961
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$923
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029