Cheongju vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cheongju	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2358	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$319	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$489	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2445	$4329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	852K	1.6M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 64% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6099th and 744th ($924 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Cheongju ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 349th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Philadelphia

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	Cheongju	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.9	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4173	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2083	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.1	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.83	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.5	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13385	$15283

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886