Daegu vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$396
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
77
82
🏙️ Population
2.38M
7.41M

The cost of living in Daegu is 61% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5347th and 621st ($1043 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1141st and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Hong Kong

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Daegu Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$22890

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$1032
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1005
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$1030
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$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

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$2415
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$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
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$760
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$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
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$696
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$723
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$694
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$699
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$903
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$533
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$608