Daegu vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$348
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2232
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
2.38M
12.7M

The cost of living in Daegu is 15% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5531st and 6198th ($995 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 2337th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Suzhou

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Daegu Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6867
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9403
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.07
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20323
$17431

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DaeguSuzhou

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$991
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$1030
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$992
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$977
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1388
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1075
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1027
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$988
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$1000
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$983
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1059
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$959
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$998
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$880
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1054
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$979
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$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
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$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
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$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
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$970
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1151

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613