Cheongju vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Cheongju Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2275
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$256
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1778
$1640
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
95
😀 Quality of life
69
81
🏙️ Population
849K
17.5M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 20% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5995th and 4544th ($867 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 9th 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 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Cheongju ranked 38th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2883rd and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Shenzhen

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Cheongju Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.45
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.21
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2395
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.85
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8633
$25954

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749