Daejeon vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2517
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$358
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$395
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2372
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
76
97
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
1.48M
18.7M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 25% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5810th and 6607th ($924 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 54th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Daejeon compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Daejeon ranked 30th best city to live in South Korea vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 2004th and 955th 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
$5.64
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$809
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6222
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.37
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.46
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15774
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Gyeryong
$932
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$963
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$949
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$945
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$903
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$992
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$940
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$923
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$787
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1084
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$1060
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$1076
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$975
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$986
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$902
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$999
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$1009
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$1055
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1024
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1005
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$955
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$949
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$960
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$973
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$987
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1088
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$967
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1054
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1063
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1127
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1120
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$880
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1081
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$1113
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$865
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1097
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1121

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620