Daegu vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2634
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$379
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2143
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
71
96
😀 Quality of life
77
77
🏙️ Population
2.38M
18.7M

The cost of living in Daegu is 26% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5639th and 6854th ($992 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1144th and 1149th 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
$7.01
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7098
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5282
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.7
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27904
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711