Adelaide vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$3393
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$1036
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$470
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	73
😀 Quality of life	93	70
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.38M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 102% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 1267th and 4879th ($2246 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 14th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 2 months in Daegu. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Daegu ranked 31st in South Korea, while ranked 64th and 2608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Daegu

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	Adelaide	Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$1150
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$7325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$9964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$63.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$4.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$7.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$62.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$27898

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2013
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1816
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1397
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1357
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1795
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1822
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1892
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1757
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1717
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2397
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1758
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1876
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1746
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1799
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1800
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1805
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1829
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2393
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1900
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1815
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1500
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1748
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1674
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1798
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1532
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1732
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1997
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2472
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2265
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2801
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2286
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1833
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1289
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$992
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$977
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1083
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$973
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1000
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$981
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$1008
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1099
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$901
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$871
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1146
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1122
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$893
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$931
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$1005
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$975
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$997
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$1098
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1043
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1084
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1027
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$980
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$999
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$981
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$968
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1066
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1222