Cheongju vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cheongju	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$903	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2251	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$339	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$489	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$2722
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	849K	1.76M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 50% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5946th and 2281st ($903 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 76th in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3 months in Cheongju compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 228th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Montreal

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	Cheongju	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.39	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$306	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4464	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.27	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.51	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.08	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.5	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$528	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13793	$7624

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Cities near Cheongju

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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576