Cheonan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Cheonan Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2592
$2011
🏠 One person rent
$420
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$685
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1600
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
64
23
😀 Quality of life
67
43
🏙️ Population
652K
6.56M

The cost of living in Cheonan is 34% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5475th and 6330th ($1021 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 46th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Cheonan ranked 56th best city to live in South Korea vs Shaoyang ranked 222nd in China, while ranked 3923rd and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cheonan Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.65
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$725
$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7124
$4613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4780
$2859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.55
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.55
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24271
$16203

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$654
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$682
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$729
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$749
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$673
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$660
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$738
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$705
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$687
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$738
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$781
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$785
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$742
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$680
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$652
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$775
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$690
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$718
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$696
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$648
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$745
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$656
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$663
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$743
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$700
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$661
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$672
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$701
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$682
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$673
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$746
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$655
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$704
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$661
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$788
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$679
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$721
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$669
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$639