Daejeon vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$905
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2360
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$341
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2105
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
68
😀 Quality of life
75
70
🏙️ Population
1.48M
12.6M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 73% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6225th and 8548th ($905 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Daejeon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 1609th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Zhengzhou

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Daejeon Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.23
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.3
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4953
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3948
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.66
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.49
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18250
$21955

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567