Daegu vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2634
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$379
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2143
$798
😷 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 58% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5639th and 7755th ($992 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 181st 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 19th in China, while ranked 1144th and 2991st 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
$7.01
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7098
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5282
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.4
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.7
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27904
$22953

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679