Cologne vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$664
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$2256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.38M

The cost of living in Cologne is 91% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 2067th and 5347th ($1990 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 34th 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 2.2 months in Daegu. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Daegu ranked 8th in South Korea, while ranked 15th and 1141st 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
$16.4
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$6863
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$5901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$8.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$56.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$27966

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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