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Daegu vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 18.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% less in Daegu
Groceries: pay 34.5% more in Daegu
Transportation: pay 34.5% less in Daegu
Housing: pay 48.9% less in Daegu
Childcare: pay 25.4% less in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% less in Daegu
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Daegu

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Daegu.

Daegu vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Daegu instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 13.1% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.87	$6.72 ₩10,139	-15.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.30	$5.48 ₩8,272	-14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.87	$1.48 ₩2,228	+6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.71	$0.79 ₩1,192	-29.0%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 34.5% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Daegu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.15	$4.50 ₩6,794	+105.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.37	$5.54 ₩8,352	-55.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.95	$8.81 ₩13,296	-25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.51	$2.66 ₩4,012	-24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.96	$3.10 ₩4,680	-36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.25	$3.56 ₩5,376	+127.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.51	$1.68 ₩2,534	+54.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$2.67 ₩4,034	+64.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.84	$3.29 ₩4,961	+137.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.61	$1.07 ₩1,616	-2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.29	$1.41 ₩2,126	+33.1%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 34.5% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.12	$4.32 ₩6,522	-63.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$528.17	$70.76 ₩107K	+4.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.68	$7.54 ₩11,367	-48.1%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 48.9% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Daegu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.66	$19.81 ₩29,884	-10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,385.88	$379.34 ₩572K	-83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,210.83	$249.67 ₩377K	-85.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,389.34	$149.85 ₩226K	-15.6%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 25.4% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,128.31	$254.87 ₩384K	-75.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$27,763.25 ₩42M	+24.8%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.74	$3.54 ₩5,336	-45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.93	$3.46 ₩5,218	-33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.62	$3.18 ₩4,803	-75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$619.64	$48.82 ₩73,643	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.60	$10.26 ₩15,476	-20.2%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Daegu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$579.62	$53.11 ₩80,106	-28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.08	$47.76 ₩72,042	+13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$719.81	$91.70 ₩138K	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,117.54	$158.02 ₩238K	+10.7%
Average			-1.2%

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