Colorado Springs vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2430	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5327	$2790
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2319	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$2242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	62	73
😀 Quality of life	86	88
🏙️ Population	479K	2.38M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 129% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 977th and 5135th ($2430 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 39th 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 2.1 months in Daegu. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Daegu ranked 5th in South Korea, while ranked 403rd and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Daegu

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	Colorado Springs	Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1482	$337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2307	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2000	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$6903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$5944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$7.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.85	$4.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$7.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1498	$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24491	$27847

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2353
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2537
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2321
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2407
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2735
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2552
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2775
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2597
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2605
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2416
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2677
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2744
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2961
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2596
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2760
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2876
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2760
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2019
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2465
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2231
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1895
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2407
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2235
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1850
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1705
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2514
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1699
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1753
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1964

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1038
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$949
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$934
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1084
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1039
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$957
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$984
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1076
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$975
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1008
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$929
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1064
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$973
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1108
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$913
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$980
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$959
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$831
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$991
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$924
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$920
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1020
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1046
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1016
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1037
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$998
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$995
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$994
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$982
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1050
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$981
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1153