Daejeon vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2724
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$386
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2163
$742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
76
69
😀 Quality of life
85
69
🏙️ Population
1.48M
10.5M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 51% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5544th and 7169th ($992 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 97th 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 Daejeon compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 350th and 2941st 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
$6.41
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.74%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4192
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.03
$4.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.07
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15827
$20945

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$977
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$1019
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1038
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$1019
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$936
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$1038
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1151
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$959
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$854
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1063
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$1000
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$977
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$1005
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1026
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$937
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$979
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$900
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$992
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1033
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1042
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1036
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$970
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1127
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1020
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$987
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1026
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$1022
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1089
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$1016
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1063
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1165
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1070
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1098
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1074
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1283
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$995
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$880
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1022
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1400

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Distance City Cost of living
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$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598