Cheonan vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheonan Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1151
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2853
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$571
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1022
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1680
$754
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
95
😀 Quality of life
65
70
🏙️ Population
657K
9.5M

The cost of living in Cheonan is 88% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4632nd and 7543rd ($1151 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan. Cheonan ranked 49th best city to live in South Korea vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 4346th and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cheonan Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$844
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.29
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5174
$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.48
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.77
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13537
$18096

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$984
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$1026
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$936
37 km or 23 mi Sejong
$1019
38 km or 24 mi Osan
$1042
39 km or 24 mi Gongju
$1038
48 km or 30 mi Dangjin
$1033
48 km or 30 mi Yongin
$1127
55 km or 34 mi Daejeon
$992
55 km or 34 mi Suwon
$1022
55 km or 34 mi Asan
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Hwaseong
$1089
59 km or 36 mi Icheon
$1020
60 km or 37 mi Gyeryong
$977
62 km or 39 mi Uiwang
$1063
62 km or 39 mi Seosan
$1036
65 km or 40 mi Ansan
$1070
65 km or 40 mi Gunpo
$1098
67 km or 42 mi Nonsan
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Gwangju
$1165
68 km or 42 mi Siheung
$1283
68 km or 42 mi Anyang
$1022
69 km or 43 mi Yeoju
$1026
70 km or 44 mi Seongnam
$1400
71 km or 44 mi Gwacheon
$1070
71 km or 44 mi Boryeong
$1063
72 km or 45 mi Chungju
$900
79 km or 49 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
82 km or 51 mi Hanam
$1161
84 km or 52 mi Bucheon
$1163
86 km or 53 mi Incheon
$1092
87 km or 54 mi Seoul
$1334
88 km or 54 mi Guri
$1122
91 km or 56 mi Wonju
$1074
92 km or 57 mi Namyangju
$1129
96 km or 60 mi Mungyeong
$979
98 km or 61 mi Iksan
$959
99 km or 61 mi Goyang
$1171
99 km or 61 mi Gimpo
$1099
100 km or 62 mi Sangju
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
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$774
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$804
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$461
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$656
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
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$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642