Cheongju vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheongju Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2251
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$489
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2695
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
65
😀 Quality of life
87
82
🏙️ Population
849K
1.25M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 44% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5946th and 3028th ($903 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 5th in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3 months in Cheongju compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 228th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cheongju Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.39
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.48%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4464
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.27
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.08
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.5
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13793
$5193

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541