Cheongju vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cheongju	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$903	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2251	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$339	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$489	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	89
😀 Quality of life	87	98
🏙️ Population	849K	5.87M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 70% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5946th and 133rd ($903 vs $3007) 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 3 months in Cheongju compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 228th and 4th 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	$6.39	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$306	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4464	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.27	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.51	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.08	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$528	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13793	$26424

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Cities near Cheongju

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544