Daegu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$348
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2232
$680
😷 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 94% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5531st and 8544th ($995 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 2337th and 3982nd 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
$6.43
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6867
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9403
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.07
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20323
$19343

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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591