Cheongju vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheongju Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2302
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$324
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$500
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2411
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
848K
17.5M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 4% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6315th and 6106th ($903 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 12th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Cheongju compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 238th and 1113th 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
$6.53
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2082
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.08
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.9
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15408
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi Sejong
$986
33 km or 21 mi Daejeon
$922
35 km or 22 mi Cheonan
$1121
38 km or 24 mi Gongju
$1019
45 km or 28 mi Anseong
$1046
46 km or 28 mi Gyeryong
$945
53 km or 33 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
54 km or 34 mi Chungju
$892
60 km or 37 mi Nonsan
$1005
60 km or 38 mi Asan
$1015
64 km or 40 mi Mungyeong
$954
65 km or 40 mi Sangju
$951
68 km or 42 mi Osan
$1050
71 km or 44 mi Yongin
$1102
72 km or 44 mi Icheon
$1134
74 km or 46 mi Yeoju
$1053
80 km or 50 mi Gimcheon
$916
82 km or 51 mi Dangjin
$984
84 km or 52 mi Suwon
$1030
85 km or 53 mi Jecheon
$1003
85 km or 53 mi Boryeong
$1072
87 km or 54 mi Wonju
$1073
88 km or 55 mi Gwangju
$1179
90 km or 56 mi Hwaseong
$1076
91 km or 56 mi Gumi
$943
91 km or 56 mi Iksan
$982
91 km or 57 mi Uiwang
$1063
93 km or 58 mi Siheung
$1292
94 km or 58 mi Seosan
$986
94 km or 59 mi Seongnam
$1425
94 km or 59 mi Gunpo
$1112
96 km or 59 mi Jeonju
$823
97 km or 60 mi Ansan
$1044
98 km or 61 mi Anyang
$988
99 km or 61 mi Gwacheon
$1061
101 km or 63 mi Gunsan
$1002
103 km or 64 mi Hanam
$1162
104 km or 64 mi Yeongju
$994
107 km or 67 mi Gimje
$964
109 km or 67 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638