Daegu vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$396
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
93
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
2.38M
9.5M

The cost of living in Daegu is 71% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5347th and 7844th ($1043 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 1141st and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Foshan

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Daegu Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$5.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$22493

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$997
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$991
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$943
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$916
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1032
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1030
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$951
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$993
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1020
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$946
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$994
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$916
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1111
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$954
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1114
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$961
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$981
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$970
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$922
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$823
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$892
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$986
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1005
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1014
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$982
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$976
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$964
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1015
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$963
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1121

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664