Daegu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2634
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$379
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2143
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
95
😀 Quality of life
77
76
🏙️ Population
2.38M
17.5M

The cost of living in Daegu is 0.3% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5639th and 5618th ($992 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1144th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Shenzhen

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Daegu Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.01
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7098
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5282
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.4
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.7
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27904
$21140

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648