Boston vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$664
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$2256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
676K
2.38M

The cost of living in Boston is 249% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 30th and 5347th ($3638 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 34th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Daegu ranked 8th in South Korea, while ranked 94th and 1141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Daegu

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Boston Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$6863
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$5901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$8.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$5.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$56.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$27966

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

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