Cheonan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheonan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1222
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3002
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$621
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1104
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$417
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$85
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1822
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
64
69
😀 Quality of life
65
69
🏙️ Population
652K
10.5M

The cost of living in Cheonan is 80% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4546th and 7055th ($1222 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 115th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Cheonan compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Cheonan ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 4305th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheonan vs Dongguan

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Cheonan Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.18%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4234
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.8
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.78
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.31
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$556
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$21927

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$1053
25 km or 16 mi Anseong
$1041
35 km or 22 mi Cheongju
$997
37 km or 23 mi Sejong
$1043
38 km or 24 mi Osan
$1025
39 km or 24 mi Gongju
$1098
48 km or 30 mi Dangjin
$1025
48 km or 30 mi Yongin
$1142
55 km or 34 mi Daejeon
$975
55 km or 34 mi Suwon
$970
55 km or 34 mi Asan
$1066
56 km or 35 mi Hwaseong
$1049
59 km or 36 mi Icheon
$1077
60 km or 37 mi Gyeryong
$999
62 km or 39 mi Uiwang
$988
62 km or 39 mi Seosan
$1027
65 km or 40 mi Ansan
$990
65 km or 40 mi Gunpo
$1003
67 km or 42 mi Nonsan
$1084
68 km or 42 mi Gwangju
$1057
68 km or 42 mi Siheung
$1087
68 km or 42 mi Anyang
$1025
69 km or 43 mi Yeoju
$1036
70 km or 44 mi Seongnam
$1127
71 km or 44 mi Gwacheon
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Boryeong
$1134
72 km or 45 mi Chungju
$1098
79 km or 49 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
82 km or 51 mi Hanam
$1074
84 km or 52 mi Bucheon
$1068
86 km or 53 mi Incheon
$1067
87 km or 54 mi Seoul
$1461
88 km or 54 mi Guri
$1085
91 km or 56 mi Wonju
$1140
92 km or 57 mi Namyangju
$1084
96 km or 60 mi Mungyeong
$992
98 km or 61 mi Iksan
$980
99 km or 61 mi Goyang
$1008
99 km or 61 mi Gimpo
$966
100 km or 62 mi Sangju
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623