Chicago vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$2232
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.38M

The cost of living in Chicago is 169% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 529th and 5531st ($2678 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 Chicago compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Daegu ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 23rd and 2337th 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	$21.9	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$518
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$6867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$9403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$6.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$20323

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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