Cheongju vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cheongju	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$865	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2264	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$296	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$449	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2319	$6139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	87
😀 Quality of life	76	91
🏙️ Population	848K	1.01M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 78% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6471st and 8th ($865 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 5th 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 2.7 months in Cheongju compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Cheongju ranked 9th best city to live in South Korea vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 1395th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs San Jose, United States

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	Cheongju	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.2	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1982	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.8	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.72	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.38	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.5	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.18	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$454	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17737	$23151

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273