Cheongju vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cheongju	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2358	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$319	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$489	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2445	$4436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	71	78
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	852K	689K

The cost of living in Cheongju is 63% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6099th and 832nd ($924 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 741st in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Cheongju compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Cheongju ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 349th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cheongju	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.9	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4173	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2083	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.1	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.83	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.3	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.5	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13385	$30339

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$959
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1153
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1078
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$976
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1046
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$973
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$957
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1076
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1120
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1171
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1079
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$934
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1059
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$1066
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1037
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1085
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1110
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1196
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$949
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$998
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1080
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1307
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1068
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1435
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1112
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$831
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1049
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1004
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1020
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1178
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$1005
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$982
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508