Daegu vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2634
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$379
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2143
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
77
76
🏙️ Population
2.38M
24.9M

The cost of living in Daegu is 14% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5639th and 4880th ($992 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 1144th and 1178th 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
$7.01
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7098
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5282
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.7
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27904
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789