Daejeon vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$374
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
1.48M
17.5M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 9% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5901st and 6334th ($959 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Daejeon ranked 29th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2496th and 1094th 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
$5.86
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5257
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.12
$4.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13539
$22402

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634