Brisbane vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2634
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$2143
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	71
😀 Quality of life	97	77
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.38M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 134% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 1241st and 5639th ($2323 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 40th 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 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Daegu ranked 8th in South Korea, while ranked 3rd and 1144th 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	$15.8	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$7098
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$5282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$55.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$27904

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1023
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$914
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$887
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1013
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1044
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$989
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$919
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$974
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$1014
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$992
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$883
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1051
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$931
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1084
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$961
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$946
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$982
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$930
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$905
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$933
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$771
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$955
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$865
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$852
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$971
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$990
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$973
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$993
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1009
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$950
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$954
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$923
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$997
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$922
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1128