Cheonan vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cheonan	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2853	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$571	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$1022	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1680	$1589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	94
😀 Quality of life	65	86
🏙️ Population	657K	4.04M

The cost of living in Cheonan is 7% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4632nd and 5000th ($1151 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Cheonan compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Cheonan ranked 49th best city to live in South Korea vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4346th and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheonan vs New Taipei

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	Cheonan	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$443	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1058	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$844	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.29	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5174	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.77	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13537	$18855

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Cities near Cheonan

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
25 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1026
35 km or 22 mi	Cheongju	$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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581