Brussels vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2634
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$2143
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
196K
2.38M

The cost of living in Brussels is 105% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 1939th and 5639th ($2030 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Belgium and South Korea, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 121st and 1144th 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
$21.2
$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$7098
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$5282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$55.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$27904

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

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