Cheongju vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Cheongju Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2275
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$256
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$913
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1778
$1248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
71
97
😀 Quality of life
69
76
🏙️ Population
849K
18.7M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 0.5% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5995th and 6006th ($867 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 16th 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 1.4 months in Guangzhou. Cheongju ranked 38th best city to live in South Korea vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 2883rd and 696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Guangzhou

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Cheongju Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.45
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.21
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.87
🥤 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
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2395
$5592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.85
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.8
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8633
$25540

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Cities near Cheongju

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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597