Cheongju vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cheongju	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2358	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$319	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$489	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2445	$4609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	71	89
😀 Quality of life	87	98
🏙️ Population	852K	5.87M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 71% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6099th and 109th ($924 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 1st in South Korea and Singapore, respectively. Check South Korea vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Cheongju compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Cheongju ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 349th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Singapore City

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	Cheongju	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.9	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4173	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2083	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.1	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.83	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.3	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13385	$29519

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$959
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1153
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1078
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$976
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1046
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$973
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$957
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1076
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1120
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1171
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1079
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$934
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1059
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$1066
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1037
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1085
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1110
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1196
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$949
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$998
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$1080
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1307
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1068
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1435
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1112
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$831
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$1049
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1004
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1020
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1178
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$1005
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$982
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653