Adelaide vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2749
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$2256
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	71
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.38M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 124% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 1210th and 5347th ($2338 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 34th 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 2.2 months in Daegu. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Daegu ranked 8th in South Korea, while ranked 73rd and 1141st 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	$15.9	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$6863
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$5901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$8.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$56.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$27966

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$991
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$943
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$916
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1032
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1030
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$951
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$993
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1020
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$946
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$994
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$916
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1111
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$954
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1114
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$994
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$961
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$981
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$970
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$922
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$945
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$823
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$996
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$892
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$986
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1005
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1014
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1019
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$982
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$976
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$964
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1015
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$963
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1121