Daejeon vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2724
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$386
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2163
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
85
80
🏙️ Population
1.48M
17.7M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 8% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5544th and 5950th ($992 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 12th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daejeon compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 350th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Shenzhen

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Daejeon Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.74%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4192
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.03
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.07
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15827
$22267

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$977
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$1019
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1038
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$1019
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$936
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$1038
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1151
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$959
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$854
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1063
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$1000
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$977
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$1005
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1026
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$937
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$979
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$900
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$992
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1033
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1042
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1036
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$970
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1127
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1020
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$987
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1026
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$1022
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1089
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$1016
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1063
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1165
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1070
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1098
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1074
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1283
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$995
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$880
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1022
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1400

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2432
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$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609