Cologne vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$967
$413
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2256
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
96
86
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.44M

The cost of living in Cologne is 57% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 2484th and 4689th ($1752 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 11th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Daegu ranked 6th in South Korea, while ranked 12th and 241st 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
$12.9
$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$6463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$7.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$131
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$60.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$16639

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$973
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$1055
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$1076
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1326
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$963
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$989
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$1060
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$953
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1078
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$907
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1006
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$865
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$878
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$999
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1029
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$958
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$882
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$910
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$960
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$924
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$932
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$787
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1009
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$963
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$945
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$991
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$967
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$949
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$923
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$1002
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$984
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$902
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$992
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$955
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$940