Brisbane vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$3393
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$1036
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$470
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	73
😀 Quality of life	97	70
🏙️ Population	2.36M	2.38M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 124% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 781st and 4879th ($2491 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 2 months in Daegu. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Daegu ranked 31st in South Korea, while ranked 15th and 2608th 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	$14	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1150
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$7325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$9964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$63.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$4.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$7.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$62.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$27898

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Daegu

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