Cheonan vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Cheonan Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2592
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$420
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$685
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$74.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1600
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
95
😀 Quality of life
67
58
🏙️ Population
652K
9.5M

The cost of living in Cheonan is 58% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5475th and 7300th ($1021 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 486th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Cheonan compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Cheonan ranked 56th best city to live in South Korea vs Foshan ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 3923rd and 5593rd 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
$5.63
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.65
$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$725
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7124
$5675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4780
$2314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.55
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.55
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24271
$25493

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$862
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$932
35 km or 22 mi Cheongju
$867
37 km or 23 mi Sejong
$950
38 km or 24 mi Osan
$936
39 km or 24 mi Gongju
$949
48 km or 30 mi Dangjin
$926
48 km or 30 mi Yongin
$1074
55 km or 34 mi Daejeon
$982
55 km or 34 mi Suwon
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asan
$950
56 km or 35 mi Hwaseong
$1016
59 km or 36 mi Icheon
$953
60 km or 37 mi Gyeryong
$916
62 km or 39 mi Uiwang
$925
62 km or 39 mi Seosan
$855
65 km or 40 mi Ansan
$924
65 km or 40 mi Gunpo
$962
67 km or 42 mi Nonsan
$1094
68 km or 42 mi Gwangju
$949
68 km or 42 mi Siheung
$966
68 km or 42 mi Anyang
$1075
69 km or 43 mi Yeoju
$917
70 km or 44 mi Seongnam
$1068
71 km or 44 mi Gwacheon
$914
71 km or 44 mi Boryeong
$842
72 km or 45 mi Chungju
$1046
79 km or 49 mi Gwangmyeong
$954
82 km or 51 mi Hanam
$925
84 km or 52 mi Bucheon
$1151
86 km or 53 mi Incheon
$985
87 km or 54 mi Seoul
$1625
88 km or 54 mi Guri
$929
91 km or 56 mi Wonju
$907
92 km or 57 mi Namyangju
$998
96 km or 60 mi Mungyeong
$913
98 km or 61 mi Iksan
$947
99 km or 61 mi Goyang
$1030
99 km or 61 mi Gimpo
$966
100 km or 62 mi Sangju
$979

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$863
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$702
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$612
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$762
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$724
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$730
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$668
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$686
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1610
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$716
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$1079
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$757
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2380
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2884
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$718
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$692
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$721
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$701
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$656
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$700
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$709
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$689
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$516
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$717
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$775
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$702
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$732
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$760
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$658
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$697
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$788
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$661
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$1049
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$705
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$679
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$749
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$673
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$597
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$697