Cheongju vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheongju Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2251
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$339
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$489
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2695
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
24
😀 Quality of life
87
41
🏙️ Population
849K
7.82M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 22% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5946th and 6604th ($903 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 53rd in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3 months in Cheongju compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 228th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cheongju Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.39
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.48%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4464
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.27
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.08
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13793
$14498

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi Sejong
$963
33 km or 21 mi Daejeon
$924
35 km or 22 mi Cheonan
$940
38 km or 24 mi Gongju
$949
45 km or 28 mi Anseong
$986
46 km or 28 mi Gyeryong
$932
53 km or 33 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
54 km or 34 mi Chungju
$1009
60 km or 37 mi Nonsan
$945
60 km or 38 mi Asan
$992
64 km or 40 mi Mungyeong
$999
65 km or 40 mi Sangju
$1060
68 km or 42 mi Osan
$1024
71 km or 44 mi Yongin
$1256
72 km or 44 mi Icheon
$949
74 km or 46 mi Yeoju
$973
80 km or 50 mi Gimcheon
$1076
82 km or 51 mi Dangjin
$1002
84 km or 52 mi Suwon
$987
85 km or 53 mi Jecheon
$967
85 km or 53 mi Boryeong
$1084
87 km or 54 mi Wonju
$880
88 km or 55 mi Gwangju
$1063
90 km or 56 mi Hwaseong
$1088
91 km or 56 mi Gumi
$1055
91 km or 56 mi Iksan
$923
91 km or 57 mi Uiwang
$1054
93 km or 58 mi Siheung
$1081
94 km or 58 mi Seosan
$1005
94 km or 59 mi Seongnam
$1121
94 km or 59 mi Gunpo
$1120
96 km or 59 mi Jeonju
$787
97 km or 60 mi Ansan
$1127
98 km or 61 mi Anyang
$1097
99 km or 61 mi Gwacheon
$1056
101 km or 63 mi Gunsan
$975
103 km or 64 mi Hanam
$1069
104 km or 64 mi Yeongju
$958
107 km or 67 mi Gimje
$902
109 km or 67 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543