Cheonan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheonan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2392
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$392
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1868
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
64
95
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
652K
2.6M

The cost of living in Cheonan is 20% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5734th and 4516th ($940 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 1st in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Cheonan compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Cheonan ranked 56th best city to live in South Korea vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3764th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cheonan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$2.99
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6765
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4486
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.32
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.27
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15920
$19102

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35 km or 22 mi Cheongju
$903
37 km or 23 mi Sejong
$963
38 km or 24 mi Osan
$1024
39 km or 24 mi Gongju
$949
48 km or 30 mi Dangjin
$1002
48 km or 30 mi Yongin
$1256
55 km or 34 mi Daejeon
$924
55 km or 34 mi Suwon
$987
55 km or 34 mi Asan
$992
56 km or 35 mi Hwaseong
$1088
59 km or 36 mi Icheon
$949
60 km or 37 mi Gyeryong
$932
62 km or 39 mi Uiwang
$1054
62 km or 39 mi Seosan
$1005
65 km or 40 mi Ansan
$1127
65 km or 40 mi Gunpo
$1120
67 km or 42 mi Nonsan
$945
68 km or 42 mi Gwangju
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Siheung
$1081
68 km or 42 mi Anyang
$1097
69 km or 43 mi Yeoju
$973
70 km or 44 mi Seongnam
$1121
71 km or 44 mi Gwacheon
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Boryeong
$1084
72 km or 45 mi Chungju
$1009
79 km or 49 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
82 km or 51 mi Hanam
$1069
84 km or 52 mi Bucheon
$1152
86 km or 53 mi Incheon
$1020
87 km or 54 mi Seoul
$1444
88 km or 54 mi Guri
$1101
91 km or 56 mi Wonju
$880
92 km or 57 mi Namyangju
$1106
96 km or 60 mi Mungyeong
$999
98 km or 61 mi Iksan
$923
99 km or 61 mi Goyang
$1144
99 km or 61 mi Gimpo
$1124
100 km or 62 mi Sangju
$1060

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
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$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
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$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589