Daejeon vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$905
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2360
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$341
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2105
$798
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
1.48M
9.5M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 44% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6225th and 7755th ($905 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 181st 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Daejeon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 1609th and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Foshan

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Daejeon Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.3
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4953
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3948
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.66
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.49
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18250
$22953

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15 km or 9.2 mi Gyeryong
$933
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$971
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1009
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$990
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$865
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$997
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1128
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$938
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$771
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1012
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$919
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$887
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$964
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1016
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$923
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$931
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$852
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$914
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$952
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1019
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$917
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$922
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1061
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1108
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$930
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1033
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$985
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1045
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$993
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1022
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1179
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1001
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1053
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1313
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$992
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$883
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$943
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1455

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679