Colorado Springs vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2634
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$2143
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	62	71
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	479K	2.38M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 157% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 819th and 5639th ($2548 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 40th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Daegu ranked 8th in South Korea, while ranked 297th and 1144th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Colorado Springs	Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$7098
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$5282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$55.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$27904

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029

Cities near Daegu

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