Daegu vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2634
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$379
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2143
$847
😷 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 43% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5639th and 7308th ($992 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 67th 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 1144th and 3241st 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
$7.01
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7098
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5282
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.4
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.7
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27904
$25442

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13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$943
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$964
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$1023
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$914
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$887
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$924
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1013
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1044
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$989
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$919
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$974
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$957
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$1014
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$992
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$883
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1051
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$931
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1084
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$961
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$946
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$982
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$930
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$905
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$933
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$771
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$865
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$852
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$971
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$990
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$973
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$993
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1009
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$938
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$950
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$954
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$923
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$997
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$922
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1128

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620