Brisbane vs Cheongju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Cheongju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$997
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$3235
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	72
😀 Quality of life	97	87
🏙️ Population	2.36M	852K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 150% more expensive than in Cheongju. Cities ranked 781st and 5717th ($2491 vs $997) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 3.2 months in Cheongju. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Cheongju ranked 5th in South Korea, while ranked 15th and 274th 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	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$3.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$2260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$76.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$8.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$7.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$64
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$14576

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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