Cheonan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cheonan	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2853	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$571	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1022	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1680	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	54
😀 Quality of life	65	66
🏙️ Population	657K	8.78M

The cost of living in Cheonan is 79% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4632nd and 7256th ($1151 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Cheonan ranked 49th best city to live in South Korea vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 4346th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheonan vs Quanzhou

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	Cheonan	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$443	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1058	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$844	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.29	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5174	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.77	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.8	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13537	$20567

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936