Bucharest vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$474	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$2232
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	73
😀 Quality of life	79	70
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.38M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 0.7% less expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 5565th and 5531st ($988 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 62nd in Romania and South Korea, respectively. Check Romania vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Daegu ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 645th and 2337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Daegu

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	Bucharest	Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$518
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$6867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$9403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$6.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$20323

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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