Canberra vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2790
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$2242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	73
😀 Quality of life	86	88
🏙️ Population	381K	2.38M

The cost of living in Canberra is 90% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 1949th and 5135th ($2019 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 39th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 2.1 months in Daegu. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Daegu ranked 5th in South Korea, while ranked 413th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Daegu

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	Canberra	Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$6903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$5944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$7.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$4.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$7.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$27847

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1038
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$949
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$934
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1084
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1039
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$957
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$984
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1076
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$975
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1008
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$929
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1064
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$973
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1108
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$913
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$980
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$959
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$831
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$991
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$924
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$920
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1020
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1046
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1016
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1037
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$998
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$995
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$994
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$982
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1050
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$981
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1153