Cheongju vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Cheongju Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2275
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$256
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1778
$2843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
69
91
🏙️ Population
849K
7.5M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 70% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5995th and 63rd ($867 vs $2884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 1st 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 Hong Kong. Cheongju ranked 38th best city to live in South Korea vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 2883rd and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Hong Kong

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Cheongju Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.45
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.21
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2395
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.85
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.8
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8633
$18730

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705