Daegu vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$396
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
71
67
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
2.38M
10.5M

The cost of living in Daegu is 57% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5347th and 7469th ($1043 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 89th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 1141st and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Dongguan

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Daegu Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$22205

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13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$976
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$997
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$991
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$943
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$916
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1032
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1030
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$951
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$993
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1020
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$946
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$994
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$916
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1111
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$954
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1114
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$961
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$981
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$970
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$922
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$823
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$892
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$986
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1005
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1014
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$982
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$976
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$964
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1015
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$963
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1121

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608