Arlington vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$2232
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	73
😀 Quality of life	73	70
🏙️ Population	394K	2.38M

The cost of living in Arlington is 89% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 2153rd and 5531st ($1883 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 62nd in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Daegu ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 1499th and 2337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Daegu

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	Arlington	Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$518
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$6867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$9403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$6.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$20323

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$992
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1075
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1027
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$988
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1000
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$983
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1059
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$959
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$998
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$880
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1054
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$979
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1060
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$887
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$924
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$987
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$992
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$854
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$900
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1019
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1019
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1059
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1016
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$959
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1012
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$937
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1038
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$970
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1151