Daegu vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Daegu	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3393	$3582
🏠 One person rent	$385	$729
🏘️ Family rent	$1036	$1362
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2274	$3112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	65
😀 Quality of life	70	89
🏙️ Population	2.38M	563K

The cost of living in Daegu is 24% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4879th and 3857th ($1114 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 506th 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 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 2608th and 203rd 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	$7.02	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1150	$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7325	$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9964	$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.7	$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.89	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.5	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$534	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27898	$12328

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$992
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$977
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1083
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$973
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1000
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$981
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$1008
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1099
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$901
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$871
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1146
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1122
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$893
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$931
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$1005
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$975
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$997
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$1098
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1043
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1084
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1027
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$980
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$999
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$981
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$968
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1066
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1222

Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1386
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1393
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1354
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1215
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1330
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1107
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1306
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$929
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1377
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1362
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$957
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1103
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1051
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1349
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1347
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1345
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1353
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1210
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1261
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1273
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1095
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1106
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1449
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1191
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1244
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1387