Brussels vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$664
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$2256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
196K
2.38M

The cost of living in Brussels is 98% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 1872nd and 5347th ($2065 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Belgium and South Korea, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Daegu ranked 8th in South Korea, while ranked 99th and 1141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Daegu

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Brussels Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$6863
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$5901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$8.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$5.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$56.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$27966

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

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