Cheongju vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheongju Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2251
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$339
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$489
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2695
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
72
69
😀 Quality of life
87
71
🏙️ Population
849K
10.5M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 53% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5946th and 7769th ($903 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 350th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3 months in Cheongju compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 228th and 2370th 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
$6.39
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.48%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4464
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.27
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.08
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.5
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13793
$16599

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi Sejong
$963
33 km or 21 mi Daejeon
$924
35 km or 22 mi Cheonan
$940
38 km or 24 mi Gongju
$949
45 km or 28 mi Anseong
$986
46 km or 28 mi Gyeryong
$932
53 km or 33 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
54 km or 34 mi Chungju
$1009
60 km or 37 mi Nonsan
$945
60 km or 38 mi Asan
$992
64 km or 40 mi Mungyeong
$999
65 km or 40 mi Sangju
$1060
68 km or 42 mi Osan
$1024
71 km or 44 mi Yongin
$1256
72 km or 44 mi Icheon
$949
74 km or 46 mi Yeoju
$973
80 km or 50 mi Gimcheon
$1076
82 km or 51 mi Dangjin
$1002
84 km or 52 mi Suwon
$987
85 km or 53 mi Jecheon
$967
85 km or 53 mi Boryeong
$1084
87 km or 54 mi Wonju
$880
88 km or 55 mi Gwangju
$1063
90 km or 56 mi Hwaseong
$1088
91 km or 56 mi Gumi
$1055
91 km or 56 mi Iksan
$923
91 km or 57 mi Uiwang
$1054
93 km or 58 mi Siheung
$1081
94 km or 58 mi Seosan
$1005
94 km or 59 mi Seongnam
$1121
94 km or 59 mi Gunpo
$1120
96 km or 59 mi Jeonju
$787
97 km or 60 mi Ansan
$1127
98 km or 61 mi Anyang
$1097
99 km or 61 mi Gwacheon
$1056
101 km or 63 mi Gunsan
$975
103 km or 64 mi Hanam
$1069
104 km or 64 mi Yeongju
$958
107 km or 67 mi Gimje
$902
109 km or 67 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611