Daegu vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Daegu	Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3393	$2735
🏠 One person rent	$385	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$1036	$836
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$74.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2274	$2352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	73	76
😀 Quality of life	70	86
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.48M

The cost of living in Daegu is 14% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 4879th and 5865th ($1114 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 72nd in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Daegu compared to 2.4 months in Daejeon. Ranked 31st vs 6th best cities to live in South Korea, and 2608th vs 314th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Daejeon

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	Daegu	Daejeon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1150	$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7325	$5730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9964	$4514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.7	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$8.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.89	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.5	$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$69.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$534	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27898	$19159

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$992
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$977
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1083
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$973
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1000
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$981
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$1008
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1099
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$901
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$871
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1146
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1122
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$893
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$931
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$1005
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$975
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$997
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$1098
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1043
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1084
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1027
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$980
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$999
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$981
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$968
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1066
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1222

Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$999
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$1098
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$1084
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$1066
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1222
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$980
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$915
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1134
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$981
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$995
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$1007
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$1041
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$968
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$992
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$1098
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$977
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$1025
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1025
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$1027
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1142
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$1077
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$1005
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$1036
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$970
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$1111
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$988
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1057
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$990
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1003
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$1140
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1087
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$1114
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$871
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$1025
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1127