Cheongju vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cheongju	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$936	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2355	$2795
🏠 One person rent	$330	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$480	$978
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2964	$997
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	71	32
😀 Quality of life	87	56
🏙️ Population	852K	623K

The cost of living in Cheongju is 19% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 5854th and 4640th ($936 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 11th in South Korea and Greece, respectively. Check South Korea vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.2 months in Cheongju compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 300th and 5717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Crete

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	Cheongju	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.41	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.9	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$284	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2114	$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.2	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.99	$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.7	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.51	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.9	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13580	$4629

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1019
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$992
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1151
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1038
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1026
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$977
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$900
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1019
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1038
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$979
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$1000
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1042
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1127
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1020
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1026
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$977
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1033
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$1022
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1016
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1063
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1074
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1165
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$992
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$959
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1063
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1283
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1036
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1400
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1098
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1070
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1022
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1005
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1161
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$964
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$937
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089

Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638