Cologne vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2634
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$2143
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.38M

The cost of living in Cologne is 96% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 2200th and 5639th ($1941 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 40th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Daegu ranked 8th in South Korea, while ranked 21st and 1144th 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
$16.2
$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$7098
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$5282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$55.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$27904

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$943
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$964
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$1023
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$914
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$887
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$924
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1013
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1044
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$989
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$919
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$974
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$957
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$1014
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$992
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$883
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1051
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$931
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1084
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$961
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$946
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$982
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$930
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$905
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$933
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$771
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$865
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$852
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$971
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$990
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$973
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$993
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1009
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$938
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$950
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$954
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$923
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$997
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$922
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1128