Cheongju vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Cheongju Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2275
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$256
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1778
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
23
😀 Quality of life
69
43
🏙️ Population
849K
7.82M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 11% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5995th and 6271st ($867 vs $778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 38th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Cheongju compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Cheongju ranked 38th best city to live in South Korea vs Shangqiu ranked 233rd in China, while ranked 2883rd and 6760th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cheongju Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.45
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.21
$1.63
 Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$5234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2395
$3197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.85
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8633
$18031

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi Sejong
$950
33 km or 21 mi Daejeon
$982
35 km or 22 mi Cheonan
$1021
38 km or 24 mi Gongju
$949
45 km or 28 mi Anseong
$932
46 km or 28 mi Gyeryong
$916
53 km or 33 mi Pyeongtaek
$862
54 km or 34 mi Chungju
$1046
60 km or 37 mi Nonsan
$1094
60 km or 38 mi Asan
$950
64 km or 40 mi Mungyeong
$913
65 km or 40 mi Sangju
$979
68 km or 42 mi Osan
$936
71 km or 44 mi Yongin
$1074
72 km or 44 mi Icheon
$953
74 km or 46 mi Yeoju
$917
80 km or 50 mi Gimcheon
$846
82 km or 51 mi Dangjin
$926
84 km or 52 mi Suwon
$1021
85 km or 53 mi Jecheon
$921
85 km or 53 mi Boryeong
$842
87 km or 54 mi Wonju
$907
88 km or 55 mi Gwangju
$949
90 km or 56 mi Hwaseong
$1016
91 km or 56 mi Gumi
$948
91 km or 56 mi Iksan
$947
91 km or 57 mi Uiwang
$925
93 km or 58 mi Siheung
$966
94 km or 58 mi Seosan
$855
94 km or 59 mi Seongnam
$1068
94 km or 59 mi Gunpo
$962
96 km or 59 mi Jeonju
$807
97 km or 60 mi Ansan
$924
98 km or 61 mi Anyang
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Gwacheon
$914
101 km or 63 mi Gunsan
$974
103 km or 64 mi Hanam
$925
104 km or 64 mi Yeongju
$971
107 km or 67 mi Gimje
$947
109 km or 67 mi Gwangmyeong
$954

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$680
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1512
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$701
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$672
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$719
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$681
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$786
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$678
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$668
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$690
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$670
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$748
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$690
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$772
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$823
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$681
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$667
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$677
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$655
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$666
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$686
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$662
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$562
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$714
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$691
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$681
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$671
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$671
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$666
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$686
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$559
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$759
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$675
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$723
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$720
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$669
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$652
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$649
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$671
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$671