Daegu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3393
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$385
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1036
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
70
66
🏙️ Population
2.38M
12.6M

The cost of living in Daegu is 113% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4879th and 8506th ($1114 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 518th 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 months in Daegu compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 2608th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Zhengzhou

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Daegu Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.02
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1150
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7325
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9964
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.37
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$534
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27898
$19861

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$1022
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$941
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$992
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$977
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$995
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1341
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1083
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$973
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1000
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$981
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$1008
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1099
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$901
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$871
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1146
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$992
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1122
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$978
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$893
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$931
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$1005
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$975
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$999
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$915
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$997
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1098
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$1043
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1084
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1027
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1098
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$980
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$999
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$981
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$968
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1066
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$1000
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1222

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619