Daegu vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$348
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2232
$742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
70
69
🏙️ Population
2.38M
10.5M

The cost of living in Daegu is 52% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5531st and 7169th ($995 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 97th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 2337th and 2941st 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
$6.43
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6867
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9403
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$4.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.07
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20323
$20945

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$1115
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$1030
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$992
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$977
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1388
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1075
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1027
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$988
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$1000
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$983
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1059
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$959
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$998
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$880
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1054
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$979
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1060
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$964
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$887
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$924
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$987
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$992
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$977
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$854
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$936
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$900
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$1019
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1019
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1059
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1016
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1038
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$959
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$1012
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$989
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$937
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1038
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$970
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1151

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
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$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598