Cost of living comparison

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Cheonan vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Cheonan is 38.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 65.8% more in Cheonan
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Cheonan
Transportation: pay 44.5% more in Cheonan
Housing: pay 24.2% more in Cheonan
Childcare: pay 37.5% less in Cheonan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Cheonan
Clothing: pay 14.6% more in Cheonan

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing in Cheonan are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Cheonan. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Cheonan.

Cheonan vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cheonan instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 65.8% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Cheonan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.07	$5.66 ₩8,536	+34.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.92	$4.74 ₩7,149	-3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.32	$1.13 ₩1,707	+136.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$0.60 ₩907	+95.9%
Average			+65.8%

Beijing vs. Cheonan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Cheonan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.80	$3.18 ₩4,802	+86.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.62	$5.09 ₩7,683	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.91	$5.54 ₩8,348	-16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.28	$1.70 ₩2,561	-4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.58	$3.59 ₩5,421	+134.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.79	$3.21 ₩4,840	+226.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.32	$1.12 ₩1,694	+46.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.53	$2.50 ₩3,775	+212.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.16	$2.30 ₩3,466	+281.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.41	$2.25 ₩3,388	+544.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$1.46 ₩2,202	+254.0%
Average			+157.6%

Beijing vs. Cheonan - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Cheonan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.11	$4.36 ₩6,575	+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥218.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$26,696.92 ₩40M	+46.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.98	$8.49 ₩12,805	+83.5%
Average			+44.5%

Beijing vs. Cheonan - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Cheonan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.38	$7.68 ₩11,580	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,464.19	$707.56 ₩1M	-24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,486.38	$495.29 ₩747K	-1.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥271.40	$103.39 ₩156K	+163.3%
Average			+24.2%

Beijing vs. Cheonan - Cost of housing

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Cheonan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,912.70	$471.71 ₩711K	-33.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥161K	$13,620.52 ₩21M	-41.4%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Cheonan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.75	$2.48 ₩3,735	+120.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.06	$1.42 ₩2,134	-51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.07	$3.18 ₩4,802	-24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥399.75	$38.33 ₩57,799	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.14	$7.08 ₩10,671	-15.9%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 14.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	Cheonan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥430.60	$63.68 ₩96,035	+2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥251.40	$56.60 ₩85,364	+55.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥564.98	$76.06 ₩115K	-6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥729.41	$113.21 ₩171K	+7.3%
Average			+14.6%

Beijing vs. Cheonan - Cost of clothing

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