Chicago vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$664
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$2256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.38M

The cost of living in Chicago is 171% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 375th and 5347th ($2822 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 34th 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 Chicago compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Daegu ranked 8th in South Korea, while ranked 22nd and 1141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Daegu

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Chicago Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$6863
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$5901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$5.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$56.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$27966

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Daegu

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$976
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$997
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$991
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$943
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$916
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1032
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1030
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$951
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$993
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1020
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$946
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$994
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$916
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1111
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$954
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1114
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$961
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$981
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$970
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$922
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$823
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$892
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$986
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1005
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1014
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$982
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$976
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$964
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1015
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$963
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1121