Daegu vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$3270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	77
😀 Quality of life	70	86
🏙️ Population	2.38M	639K

The cost of living in Daegu is 52% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 5531st and 1678th ($995 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1488th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.6 months in Detroit. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Detroit

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	Daegu	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$16893

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$992
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1075
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1027
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$988
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1000
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$983
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1059
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$959
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$998
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$880
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1054
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$979
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1060
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$887
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$924
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$987
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$992
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$854
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$900
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1019
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1019
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1059
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1016
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$959
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1012
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$937
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1038
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$970
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1151

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527