Daegu vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$413
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
86
73
🏙️ Population
2.44M
9.5M

The cost of living in Daegu is 94% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4689th and 7900th ($1113 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan. Daegu ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 241st and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Daegu Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.69
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6463
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8417
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.76
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.09
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.89
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$131
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.6
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$369
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16639
$23979

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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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638