Columbus vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$664
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$2256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
906K
2.38M

The cost of living in Columbus is 104% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 1686th and 5347th ($2127 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 34th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Daegu ranked 8th in South Korea, while ranked 96th and 1141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Daegu

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Columbus Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$6863
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$5901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$5.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$56.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$27966

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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