Cheongju vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheongju Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$997
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2488
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$360
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3235
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
87
79
🏙️ Population
852K
17.7M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 4% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5717th and 5948th ($997 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 13th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.2 months in Cheongju compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 274th and 556th 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
$6.77
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.77
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4574
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2260
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.77
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.53
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$550
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14576
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi Sejong
$1043
33 km or 21 mi Daejeon
$975
35 km or 22 mi Cheonan
$1222
38 km or 24 mi Gongju
$1098
45 km or 28 mi Anseong
$1041
46 km or 28 mi Gyeryong
$999
53 km or 33 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
54 km or 34 mi Chungju
$1098
60 km or 37 mi Nonsan
$1084
60 km or 38 mi Asan
$1066
64 km or 40 mi Mungyeong
$992
65 km or 40 mi Sangju
$981
68 km or 42 mi Osan
$1025
71 km or 44 mi Yongin
$1142
72 km or 44 mi Icheon
$1077
74 km or 46 mi Yeoju
$1036
80 km or 50 mi Gimcheon
$995
82 km or 51 mi Dangjin
$1025
84 km or 52 mi Suwon
$970
85 km or 53 mi Jecheon
$1111
85 km or 53 mi Boryeong
$1134
87 km or 54 mi Wonju
$1140
88 km or 55 mi Gwangju
$1057
90 km or 56 mi Hwaseong
$1049
91 km or 56 mi Gumi
$977
91 km or 56 mi Iksan
$980
91 km or 57 mi Uiwang
$988
93 km or 58 mi Siheung
$1087
94 km or 58 mi Seosan
$1027
94 km or 59 mi Seongnam
$1127
94 km or 59 mi Gunpo
$1003
96 km or 59 mi Jeonju
$915
97 km or 60 mi Ansan
$990
98 km or 61 mi Anyang
$1025
99 km or 61 mi Gwacheon
$1005
101 km or 63 mi Gunsan
$1007
103 km or 64 mi Hanam
$1074
104 km or 64 mi Yeongju
$978
107 km or 67 mi Gimje
$968
109 km or 67 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618