Daegu vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$413
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
86
88
🏙️ Population
2.44M
555K

The cost of living in Daegu is 21% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4689th and 3786th ($1113 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 426th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Daegu compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Daegu ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 241st and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Dresden

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Daegu Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.69
$4.32
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6463
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8417
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.76
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.09
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.89
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$131
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.6
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$369
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16639
$10601

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$1035
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$1039
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$973
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$1055
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$1076
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1326
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$963
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$989
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$1060
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$953
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1078
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$907
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1006
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$865
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$878
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$999
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1029
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$958
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$882
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$910
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$960
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$924
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$932
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$787
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1009
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$963
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$945
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$991
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$967
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$949
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$923
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$1002
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$984
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$902
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$992
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$955
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$940

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303