Cheongju vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cheongju	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$865	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2264	$2973
🏠 One person rent	$296	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$449	$836
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2319	$1386
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	76	90
🏙️ Population	848K	4.04M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 23% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6471st and 4931st ($865 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 2nd in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Cheongju compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Cheongju ranked 9th best city to live in South Korea vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1395th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs New Taipei

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	Cheongju	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1982	$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.72	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.38	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.18	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$454	$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17737	$21429

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$971
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$905
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1128
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1016
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$933
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$990
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$997
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$931
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$919
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1061
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1108
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1033
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$952
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$985
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$993
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1012
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1062
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1179
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$914
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$938
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1022
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1313
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$917
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1455
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1053
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$771
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1001
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$943
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1152
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$961
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$923
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612