Daejeon vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2517
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$358
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$395
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2372
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
76
69
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
1.48M
10.5M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 57% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5810th and 7769th ($924 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 350th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Daejeon compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Daejeon ranked 30th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 2004th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Dongguan

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Daejeon Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$809
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6222
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.37
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.46
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15774
$16599

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Gyeryong
$932
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$963
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$949
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$945
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$903
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$992
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$940
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$923
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$787
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1084
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$1060
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$1076
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$975
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$986
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$902
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$999
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$1009
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$1055
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1024
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1005
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$955
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$949
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$960
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$973
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$987
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1088
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$967
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1054
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1063
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1127
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1120
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$880
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1081
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$1113
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$865
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1097
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1121

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611