Daegu vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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$992
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$977
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$1388
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$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

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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
$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