Daegu vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$396
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
49
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
2.38M
8.78M

The cost of living in Daegu is 65% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5347th and 7679th ($1043 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 1141st and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Quanzhou

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Daegu Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943