Cheonan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cheonan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2778
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$568
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$976
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1573
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
657K
2.36M

The cost of living in Cheonan is 14% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4915th and 5651st ($1128 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cheonan compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Cheonan ranked 40th best city to live in South Korea vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3774th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Cheonan vs Taoyuan

Prices for goods and services in Cheonan and Taoyuan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cheonan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4633
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.23
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.3
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17584
$19490

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cheonan

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
25 km or 16 mi Anseong
$1016
35 km or 22 mi Cheongju
$865
37 km or 23 mi Sejong
$971
38 km or 24 mi Osan
$1019
39 km or 24 mi Gongju
$1009
48 km or 30 mi Dangjin
$952
48 km or 30 mi Yongin
$1061
55 km or 34 mi Daejeon
$905
55 km or 34 mi Suwon
$985
55 km or 34 mi Asan
$997
56 km or 35 mi Hwaseong
$1045
59 km or 36 mi Icheon
$1108
60 km or 37 mi Gyeryong
$933
62 km or 39 mi Uiwang
$1022
62 km or 39 mi Seosan
$917
65 km or 40 mi Ansan
$1001
65 km or 40 mi Gunpo
$1053
67 km or 42 mi Nonsan
$990
68 km or 42 mi Gwangju
$1179
68 km or 42 mi Siheung
$1313
68 km or 42 mi Anyang
$943
69 km or 43 mi Yeoju
$1033
70 km or 44 mi Seongnam
$1455
71 km or 44 mi Gwacheon
$1031
71 km or 44 mi Boryeong
$1012
72 km or 45 mi Chungju
$852
79 km or 49 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
82 km or 51 mi Hanam
$1152
84 km or 52 mi Bucheon
$1090
86 km or 53 mi Incheon
$1032
87 km or 54 mi Seoul
$1296
88 km or 54 mi Guri
$1089
91 km or 56 mi Wonju
$1062
92 km or 57 mi Namyangju
$1094
96 km or 60 mi Mungyeong
$931
98 km or 61 mi Iksan
$938
99 km or 61 mi Goyang
$1052
99 km or 61 mi Gimpo
$1040
100 km or 62 mi Sangju
$919

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473