Daegu vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$3491
🏠 One person rent	$348	$684
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$1301
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$460
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$2953
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	65
😀 Quality of life	70	88
🏙️ Population	2.38M	566K

The cost of living in Daegu is 29% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5531st and 3862nd ($995 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 512th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 2337th and 217th 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	$6.43	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$13167

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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 Dresden

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	$1341
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1352
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1325
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1202
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1309
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1048
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1278
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$880
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1420
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1314
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$942
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1033
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1310
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1350
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1352
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1147
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1241
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1011
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1516
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1118
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1216
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1419