Canberra vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$3393
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$1036
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$470
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
73
😀 Quality of life
83
70
🏙️ Population
381K
2.38M

The cost of living in Canberra is 115% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 929th and 4879th ($2393 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 14th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 2 months in Daegu. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Daegu ranked 31st in South Korea, while ranked 393rd and 2608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$2.95
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$1150
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$7325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$9964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$63.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$9.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$4.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$7.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$62.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$27898

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$1748
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$1628
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1532
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1674
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1500
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1732
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2472
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1997
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2801
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2286
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1746
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1815
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1717
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1833
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1829
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1805
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1800
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1876
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1738
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1758
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1397
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2397
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1822
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1799
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1795
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1757
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1892
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1357
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1289
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1816
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1697
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1900
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1798
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1958
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2265
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1635

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$941
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$992
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$977
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$995
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1341
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1083
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$973
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1000
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$981
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$1008
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1099
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$901
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$871
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1146
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$992
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1122
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$978
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$893
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$931
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$1005
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$975
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$999
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$915
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$997
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1098
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$1043
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1084
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1027
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1098
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$980
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$999
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$981
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$968
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1066
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$1000
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1222