Cheongju vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheongju Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2251
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$339
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$489
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2695
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
97
😀 Quality of life
87
75
🏙️ Population
849K
18.7M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 22% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5946th and 6607th ($903 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 228th and 955th 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
$6.39
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.48%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4464
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.27
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.16
🍾 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
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.08
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.5
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13793
$18235

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620