Berlin vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$2232
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.38M

The cost of living in Berlin is 104% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5531st ($2027 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 62nd in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Daegu ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 21st and 2337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Daegu

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	Berlin	Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$518
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$6867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$9403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$6.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$20323

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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