Daejeon vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$374
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
74
73
🏙️ Population
1.48M
9.5M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 63% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5901st and 7909th ($959 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 211th 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 29th best city to live in South Korea vs Foshan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 2496th and 2948th 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
$5.86
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5257
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$1740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.12
$5.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13539
$21696

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652