Daegu vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$348
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2232
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
97
😀 Quality of life
70
75
🏙️ Population
2.38M
18.7M

The cost of living in Daegu is 29% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5531st and 6548th ($995 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 2337th and 1055th 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
$6.43
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6867
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9403
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.07
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20323
$14511

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DaeguGuangzhou

Cost of living

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13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$991
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$1030
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$992
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$977
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1388
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1075
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1027
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$988
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$1000
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$983
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1059
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$959
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$998
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$880
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1054
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$979
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1060
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$964
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$887
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$924
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$987
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$992
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$977
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$854
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$936
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$900
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$1019
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1019
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1059
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1016
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1038
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$959
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$1012
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$989
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$937
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1038
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$970
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1151

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650