Daejeon vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2724
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$386
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2163
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
78
😀 Quality of life
85
66
🏙️ Population
1.48M
12.6M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 94% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5544th and 8544th ($992 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 350th and 3982nd 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
$6.41
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.74%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4192
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.03
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.07
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15827
$19343

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591