Brisbane vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$2232
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	73
😀 Quality of life	97	70
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.38M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 102% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 1792nd and 5531st ($2016 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 62nd in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Daegu ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 7th and 2337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Daegu

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	Brisbane	Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$518
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$6867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$9403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$6.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$20323

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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