Daegu vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$385
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2242
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
2.38M
10.5M

The cost of living in Daegu is 60% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5135th and 7341st ($1062 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 78th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Daegu compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Daegu ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 335th and 3389th 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
$6.69
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.4
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$597
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6903
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5944
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.5
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.4
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.51
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27847
$21416

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13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$1038
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$949
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$934
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1097
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1084
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1039
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1024
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$957
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$984
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1076
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$975
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1008
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$929
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1064
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$973
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1108
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$1005
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$913
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$934
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$980
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$959
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$976
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$831
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$924
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$920
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$1020
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1046
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1016
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1037
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1063
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$998
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$995
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$994
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$982
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1050
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$981
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1153

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598