Cheongju vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheongju Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2264
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$296
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$449
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.7
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2319
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
76
76
🏙️ Population
848K
17.5M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 13% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6471st and 5618th ($865 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Cheongju ranked 9th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1395th and 1163rd 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
$6.54
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.27
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.18%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1982
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.8
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.72
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.18
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$454
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17737
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi Sejong
$971
33 km or 21 mi Daejeon
$905
35 km or 22 mi Cheonan
$1128
38 km or 24 mi Gongju
$1009
45 km or 28 mi Anseong
$1016
46 km or 28 mi Gyeryong
$933
53 km or 33 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
54 km or 34 mi Chungju
$852
60 km or 37 mi Nonsan
$990
60 km or 38 mi Asan
$997
64 km or 40 mi Mungyeong
$931
65 km or 40 mi Sangju
$919
68 km or 42 mi Osan
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Yongin
$1061
72 km or 44 mi Icheon
$1108
74 km or 46 mi Yeoju
$1033
80 km or 50 mi Gimcheon
$887
82 km or 51 mi Dangjin
$952
84 km or 52 mi Suwon
$985
85 km or 53 mi Jecheon
$993
85 km or 53 mi Boryeong
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Wonju
$1062
88 km or 55 mi Gwangju
$1179
90 km or 56 mi Hwaseong
$1045
91 km or 56 mi Gumi
$914
91 km or 56 mi Iksan
$938
91 km or 57 mi Uiwang
$1022
93 km or 58 mi Siheung
$1313
94 km or 58 mi Seosan
$917
94 km or 59 mi Seongnam
$1455
94 km or 59 mi Gunpo
$1053
96 km or 59 mi Jeonju
$771
97 km or 60 mi Ansan
$1001
98 km or 61 mi Anyang
$943
99 km or 61 mi Gwacheon
$1031
101 km or 63 mi Gunsan
$964
103 km or 64 mi Hanam
$1152
104 km or 64 mi Yeongju
$961
107 km or 67 mi Gimje
$923
109 km or 67 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648