Charlotte vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$2232
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	68	73
😀 Quality of life	88	70
🏙️ Population	875K	2.38M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 154% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 761st and 5531st ($2528 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 62nd in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Daegu ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 252nd and 2337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Daegu

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	Charlotte	Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$518
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$6867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$9403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$6.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$20323

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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