Cheongju vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cheongju	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2358	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$319	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$489	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2445	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	71	82
😀 Quality of life	87	50
🏙️ Population	852K	1.64M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 63% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6099th and 8109th ($924 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 9th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Cheongju compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Cheongju ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 349th and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs South Tangerang

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	Cheongju	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.9	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.49	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4173	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2083	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.1	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.83	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.3	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.5	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13385	$7522

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502