Cheonan vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheonan Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2392
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$392
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.7
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1868
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
95
😀 Quality of life
68
73
🏙️ Population
652K
9.5M

The cost of living in Cheonan is 64% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5734th and 7900th ($940 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 401st in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Cheonan compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Cheonan ranked 56th best city to live in South Korea vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 3764th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheonan vs Foshan

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Cheonan Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.99
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6765
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4486
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.32
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.27
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15920
$23979

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$903
37 km or 23 mi Sejong
$963
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$1024
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$949
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$1002
48 km or 30 mi Yongin
$1256
55 km or 34 mi Daejeon
$924
55 km or 34 mi Suwon
$987
55 km or 34 mi Asan
$992
56 km or 35 mi Hwaseong
$1088
59 km or 36 mi Icheon
$949
60 km or 37 mi Gyeryong
$932
62 km or 39 mi Uiwang
$1054
62 km or 39 mi Seosan
$1005
65 km or 40 mi Ansan
$1127
65 km or 40 mi Gunpo
$1120
67 km or 42 mi Nonsan
$945
68 km or 42 mi Gwangju
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Siheung
$1081
68 km or 42 mi Anyang
$1097
69 km or 43 mi Yeoju
$973
70 km or 44 mi Seongnam
$1121
71 km or 44 mi Gwacheon
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Boryeong
$1084
72 km or 45 mi Chungju
$1009
79 km or 49 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
82 km or 51 mi Hanam
$1069
84 km or 52 mi Bucheon
$1152
86 km or 53 mi Incheon
$1020
87 km or 54 mi Seoul
$1444
88 km or 54 mi Guri
$1101
91 km or 56 mi Wonju
$880
92 km or 57 mi Namyangju
$1106
96 km or 60 mi Mungyeong
$999
98 km or 61 mi Iksan
$923
99 km or 61 mi Goyang
$1144
99 km or 61 mi Gimpo
$1124
100 km or 62 mi Sangju
$1060

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Distance City Cost of living
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$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
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$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638