Brisbane vs Cheongju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Cheongju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$319
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$489
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$2445
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	71
😀 Quality of life	98	87
🏙️ Population	2.71M	852K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 124% more expensive than in Cheongju. Cities ranked 1813th and 6099th ($2065 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 2.6 months in Cheongju. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Cheongju ranked 6th in South Korea, while ranked 9th and 349th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Cheongju

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	Brisbane	Cheongju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$4173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$2083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$70.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$3.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$7.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$63
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$6.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$13385

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$959
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1153
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1078
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$976
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1046
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$973
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$957
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1076
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1120
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1171
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1079
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$934
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1059
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$1066
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1037
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1085
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1110
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1196
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$949
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$998
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1080
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1307
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1068
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1435
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1112
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$831
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1049
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1004
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1020
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1178
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$1005
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$982
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090