Cologne vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3393
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1036
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$470
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
97
70
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.38M

The cost of living in Cologne is 66% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 2308th and 4879th ($1851 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 14th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 2 months in Daegu. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Daegu ranked 31st in South Korea, while ranked 16th and 2608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Daegu

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Cologne Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1150
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$7325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$9964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$63.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$4.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$7.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$62.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$27898

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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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