Daegu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$348
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2232
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
2.38M
17.7M

The cost of living in Daegu is 9% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5531st and 5950th ($995 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2337th and 545th 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
$6.43
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6867
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9403
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.07
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20323
$22267

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74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
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74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1059
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$959
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$998
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$880
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$1054
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$979
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$1060
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$964
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$887
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$924
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$987
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$992
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$977
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$854
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$936
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$900
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$1019
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1019
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$1059
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1016
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1038
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$959
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$1012
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$989
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$937
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1038
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$970
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$2432
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$2737
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$656
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$1588
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$461
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$601
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$804
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$774
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$611
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$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
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$794
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$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
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$877
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$569
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$818
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$443
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$581
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$655
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$451
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$803
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$755
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$758
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$761
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$756
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$761
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$724
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$771
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$764
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$649
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$664
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$702
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$688
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$650
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$522
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