Cheongju vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Cheongju Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2275
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$256
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1778
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
71
68
😀 Quality of life
69
56
🏙️ Population
849K
10.5M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 14% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5995th and 6335th ($867 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 47th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Cheongju compared to 1 months in Dongguan. Cheongju ranked 38th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 26th in China, while ranked 2883rd and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Dongguan

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Cheongju Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.45
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.21
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$4995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2395
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.85
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.8
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8633
$8907

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi Sejong
$950
33 km or 21 mi Daejeon
$982
35 km or 22 mi Cheonan
$1021
38 km or 24 mi Gongju
$949
45 km or 28 mi Anseong
$932
46 km or 28 mi Gyeryong
$916
53 km or 33 mi Pyeongtaek
$862
54 km or 34 mi Chungju
$1046
60 km or 37 mi Nonsan
$1094
60 km or 38 mi Asan
$950
64 km or 40 mi Mungyeong
$913
65 km or 40 mi Sangju
$979
68 km or 42 mi Osan
$936
71 km or 44 mi Yongin
$1074
72 km or 44 mi Icheon
$953
74 km or 46 mi Yeoju
$917
80 km or 50 mi Gimcheon
$846
82 km or 51 mi Dangjin
$926
84 km or 52 mi Suwon
$1021
85 km or 53 mi Jecheon
$921
85 km or 53 mi Boryeong
$842
87 km or 54 mi Wonju
$907
88 km or 55 mi Gwangju
$949
90 km or 56 mi Hwaseong
$1016
91 km or 56 mi Gumi
$948
91 km or 56 mi Iksan
$947
91 km or 57 mi Uiwang
$925
93 km or 58 mi Siheung
$966
94 km or 58 mi Seosan
$855
94 km or 59 mi Seongnam
$1068
94 km or 59 mi Gunpo
$962
96 km or 59 mi Jeonju
$807
97 km or 60 mi Ansan
$924
98 km or 61 mi Anyang
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Gwacheon
$914
101 km or 63 mi Gunsan
$974
103 km or 64 mi Hanam
$925
104 km or 64 mi Yeongju
$971
107 km or 67 mi Gimje
$947
109 km or 67 mi Gwangmyeong
$954

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$863
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$648
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$757
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$612
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$702
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$686
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2380
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2884
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1610
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$730
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$692
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$668
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$724
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$709
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$716
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$701
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$718
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$656
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$702
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$721
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$700
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$760
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$732
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$661
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$1049
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$775
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$689
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$516
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$788
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$717
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$658
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$689
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$697
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$744
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$749
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$673
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$679
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$705