Daegu vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$413
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
2.44M
24.9M

The cost of living in Daegu is 6% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4689th and 4461st ($1113 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th 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 months in Daegu compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Daegu ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 241st and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Shanghai

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Daegu Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.69
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6463
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8417
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.76
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.09
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.89
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$131
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.6
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$369
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16639
$28143

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13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$973
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$1055
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$1076
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1326
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$963
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$989
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$1060
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$953
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1078
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$907
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1006
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$865
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$878
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$999
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1029
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$958
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$882
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$910
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$960
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$924
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$932
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$787
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1009
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$963
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$945
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$991
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$967
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$949
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$923
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$1002
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$984
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$902
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$992
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$955
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$940

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740