Daejeon vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$905
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2360
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$341
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2105
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
75
77
🏙️ Population
1.48M
18.7M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 15% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6225th and 6854th ($905 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Daejeon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1609th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Guangzhou

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Daejeon Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.3
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4953
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3948
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.66
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.49
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18250
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711