Daegu vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$396
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
2.38M
18.7M

The cost of living in Daegu is 33% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5347th and 6835th ($1043 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 1141st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Guangzhou

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Daegu Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$976
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694