Daegu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Daegu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1161
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3433
$2884
🏠 One person rent
$427
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$1170
$1101
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1947
$1453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
86
81
🏙️ Population
2.44M
17.5M

The cost of living in Daegu is 11% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4425th and 5064th ($1161 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Daegu compared to 1.4 months in Shenzhen. Daegu ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 232nd and 367th 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
$7.75
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$910
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5306
$16848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5673
$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.99
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.99
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$35.5
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.08
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.65
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.7
$59.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19437
$24732

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$1032
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$985
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$968
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$913
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$863
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1285
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1089
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$929
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$985
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$1000
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$868
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1120
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$877
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$990
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$877
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$828
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$966
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1095
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$857
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$969
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$946
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$946
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$1009
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$973
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$810
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$1042
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$880
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1009
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$978
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1098
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1023
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1132
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$994
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$953
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$966
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$1089
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$963
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1009
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$945
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$989

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2720
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$657
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$865
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626