Cheongju vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheongju Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2251
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$339
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$489
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2695
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
849K
12.6M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 79% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5946th and 8471st ($903 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st and 532nd 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 months in Cheongju compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 228th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheongju vs Zhengzhou

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Cheongju Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.39
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.48%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4464
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.27
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.08
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13793
$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617