Cheongju vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheongju Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2355
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$330
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$480
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2964
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
852K
17.7M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 2% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5854th and 5950th ($936 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st 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 3.2 months in Cheongju compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 300th and 545th 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
$6.41
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$3.74
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.81
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.18%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4203
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2114
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.2
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.24
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.86
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.7
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.51
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13580
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1019
33 km or 21 mi Daejeon
$992
35 km or 22 mi Cheonan
$1151
38 km or 24 mi Gongju
$1038
45 km or 28 mi Anseong
$1026
46 km or 28 mi Gyeryong
$977
53 km or 33 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
54 km or 34 mi Chungju
$900
60 km or 37 mi Nonsan
$1019
60 km or 38 mi Asan
$1038
64 km or 40 mi Mungyeong
$979
65 km or 40 mi Sangju
$1000
68 km or 42 mi Osan
$1042
71 km or 44 mi Yongin
$1127
72 km or 44 mi Icheon
$1020
74 km or 46 mi Yeoju
$1026
80 km or 50 mi Gimcheon
$977
82 km or 51 mi Dangjin
$1033
84 km or 52 mi Suwon
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Jecheon
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Boryeong
$1063
87 km or 54 mi Wonju
$1074
88 km or 55 mi Gwangju
$1165
90 km or 56 mi Hwaseong
$1089
91 km or 56 mi Gumi
$992
91 km or 56 mi Iksan
$959
91 km or 57 mi Uiwang
$1063
93 km or 58 mi Siheung
$1283
94 km or 58 mi Seosan
$1036
94 km or 59 mi Seongnam
$1400
94 km or 59 mi Gunpo
$1098
96 km or 59 mi Jeonju
$854
97 km or 60 mi Ansan
$1070
98 km or 61 mi Anyang
$1022
99 km or 61 mi Gwacheon
$1070
101 km or 63 mi Gunsan
$1005
103 km or 64 mi Hanam
$1161
104 km or 64 mi Yeongju
$964
107 km or 67 mi Gimje
$937
109 km or 67 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609