Athens vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$3393
🏠 One person rent
$675
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1036
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$470
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
73
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
643K
2.38M

The cost of living in Athens is 23% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 4177th and 4879th ($1366 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 14th in Greece and South Korea, respectively. Check Greece vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 2 months in Daegu. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Daegu ranked 31st in South Korea, while ranked 658th and 2608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Daegu

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Athens Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1150
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$7325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$9964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$63.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$4.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$7.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$62.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$27898

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

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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