Cheonan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheonan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1151
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2853
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$571
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1022
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1680
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
64
93
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
657K
2.33M

The cost of living in Cheonan is 31% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4632nd and 6171st ($1151 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Cheonan ranked 49th best city to live in South Korea vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4346th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheonan vs Taoyuan

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Cheonan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$844
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.29
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5174
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.48
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.77
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13537
$18619

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39 km or 24 mi Gongju
$1038
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$1033
48 km or 30 mi Yongin
$1127
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$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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$821
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$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
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$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
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$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
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$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443