Daegu vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3393
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$385
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1036
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$738
😷 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 64% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4879th and 7055th ($1114 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 115th 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 months in Daegu compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 2608th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Daegu Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.02
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1150
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7325
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9964
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.7
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.37
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.5
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$534
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27898
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$941
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$992
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$977
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$995
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1341
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1083
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$973
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1000
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$981
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$1008
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1099
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$901
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$871
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1146
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$992
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1122
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$978
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$893
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$931
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$1005
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$975
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$999
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$915
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$997
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1098
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$1043
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1084
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1027
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1098
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$980
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$999
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$981
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$968
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1066
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$1000
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1222

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623