Daegu vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$413
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
86
71
🏙️ Population
2.44M
10.5M

The cost of living in Daegu is 89% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4689th and 7769th ($1113 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Daegu ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 241st and 2370th 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
$7.48
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.69
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6463
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8417
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.76
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.09
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.89
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$131
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.6
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$369
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16639
$16599

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$973
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$1055
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$1076
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1326
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$963
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$989
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$1060
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$953
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1078
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$907
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1006
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$865
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$878
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$999
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1029
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$958
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$882
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$910
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$960
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$924
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$932
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$787
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1009
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$963
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$945
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$991
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$967
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$949
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$923
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$1002
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$984
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$902
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$992
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$955
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$940

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611