Daegu vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$348	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	72
😀 Quality of life	70	54
🏙️ Population	2.38M	16.8M

The cost of living in Daegu is 132% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5531st and 8899th ($995 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1st in South Korea and Bangladesh, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 2337th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Dhaka

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	Daegu	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$1681

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314