Cheongju vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cheongju	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$997	$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2488	$2615
🏠 One person rent	$360	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3235	$2748
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	852K	1.23M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 3% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 5717th and 5892nd ($997 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 74th in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.2 months in Cheongju compared to 2.8 months in Suwon. Ranked 5th vs 3rd best cities to live in South Korea, and 274th vs 111th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Suwon

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	Cheongju	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.77	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$73.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.2	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.25%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4574	$13362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2260	$7225
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.2	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.12	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$8.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.53	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.6	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14576	$22854

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Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1043
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$975
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1222
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1098
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1041
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$999
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$1098
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1084
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1066
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$992
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$981
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1025
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1142
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1077
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1036
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1025
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$970
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1111
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1134
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1140
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1057
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$977
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$980
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$988
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1087
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1027
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1127
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1003
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$915
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$990
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1025
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1074
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$978
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$968
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1003
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1025
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1025
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$990
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1142
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1068
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1461
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1074
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1085
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1067
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1041
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1084
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$966
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1222
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1025
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1036
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$941
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1020
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$989
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$968
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1027
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1140
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$997
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1567
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$1098
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$839
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1043
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1098
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1066