Cheongju vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheongju Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2251
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$339
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$489
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2695
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
849K
17.5M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 4% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5946th and 5744th ($903 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 228th and 460th 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
$6.39
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.48%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4464
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.27
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.08
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.5
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13793
$24305

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584