Daejeon vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$374
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
76
69
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
1.48M
10.5M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 45% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5901st and 7341st ($959 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 78th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Daejeon compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Daejeon ranked 29th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 2496th and 3389th 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
$5.86
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5257
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.12
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13539
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Gyeryong
$976
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$1020
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1063
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$1046
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$924
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$1050
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1153
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$998
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$831
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1085
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$957
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$934
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$1020
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$982
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$973
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$920
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$949
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1059
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1076
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1068
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$981
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1120
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1171
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$980
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1079
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$1066
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1098
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$1037
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1080
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1196
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1049
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1112
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1110
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1307
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$1062
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$929
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1004
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1435

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598