Daejeon vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2735
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$370
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$836
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.8
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2352
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
78
😀 Quality of life
86
66
🏙️ Population
1.48M
12.6M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 87% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5865th and 8506th ($975 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 518th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Daejeon compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 314th and 3930th 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
$6.84
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5730
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4514
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.36
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19159
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Gyeryong
$999
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$1043
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1098
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$1084
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$997
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$1066
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1222
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$980
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$915
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1134
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$981
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$995
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$1007
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1041
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$968
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$992
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$1098
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$977
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1025
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1025
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1027
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$1000
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1077
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$1005
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1036
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$970
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1049
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$1111
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$988
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1057
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$990
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1003
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1140
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1087
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$1114
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$871
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1025
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1127

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619