Common information
- Country
- South Korea
- Population
- 634 596
Cost of living and prices in Cheongju-si
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre226USD/month
- in city centre285USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre286USD/month
- in city centre391USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 6 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 35 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 10 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 14 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 70 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 16 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 26,429 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 23,816 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 59 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 32 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 7 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 35 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 63 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 84 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 105 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 159 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 23 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 285 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 226 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 391 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 286 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 4,203 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,101 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 2,977 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 4.22 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Cheongju-si
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 32 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 25 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 16 |
| Average temperature, °C | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 12 |
| Average low, °C | 15 | 8 | 1 | -4 | -7 | -4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 7 |
| Record low, °C | 5 | -3 | -9 | -18 | -21 | 0 | -11 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 | -21 |
| Rain, days | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 123 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Fog, days | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 202 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 143 | 46 | 49 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 51 | 81 | 86 | 138 | 275 | 249 | 1208 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 93 | 92 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 54 | 46 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 44 | 53 | 65 | 62 | 51 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 15 | 7 | 1 | -5 | -8 | -6 | -1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 73 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 317 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 233 | 358 | 474 | 482 | 2051 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 |