Daegu vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3393
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$385
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1036
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
70
70
🏙️ Population
2.38M
9.5M

The cost of living in Daegu is 85% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4879th and 7753rd ($1114 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 301st 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 Foshan. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 2608th and 2359th 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
$7.02
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1150
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7325
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9964
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.37
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$534
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27898
$24357

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$1022
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$941
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$992
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$977
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$995
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1341
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1083
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$973
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1000
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$981
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$1008
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1099
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$901
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$871
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1146
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$992
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1122
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$978
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$893
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$931
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$1005
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$975
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$999
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$915
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$997
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1098
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$1043
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1084
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1027
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1098
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$980
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$999
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$981
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$968
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1066
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$1000
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1222

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660