Daejeon vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2724
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$386
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2163
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
76
70
😀 Quality of life
85
68
🏙️ Population
1.48M
12.7M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 14% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5544th and 6198th ($992 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 350th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Suzhou

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Daejeon Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.74%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4192
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.03
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.07
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15827
$17431

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$977
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613