Cheongju vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cheongju	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$936	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2355	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$330	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$480	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2964	$2742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	852K	1.8M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 50% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5854th and 2225th ($936 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 51st in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.2 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 300th and 51st 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	$6.41	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.9	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$284	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2114	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.2	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.99	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.7	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.51	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.9	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13580	$5725

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1019
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$992
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1151
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1038
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1026
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$977
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$900
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1019
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1038
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$979
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$1000
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1042
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1127
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1020
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1026
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$977
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1033
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$1022
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1016
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1063
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1074
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1165
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$992
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$959
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1063
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1283
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1036
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1400
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1098
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1070
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1022
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1005
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1161
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$964
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$937
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692