Daegu vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$396
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$3706
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
88
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
2.38M
488K

The cost of living in Daegu is 55% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5347th and 1221st ($1043 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 37th in South Korea and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1141st and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Edinburgh

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Daegu Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$8.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$26404

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$1005
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$951
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$993
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
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75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$946
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$994
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$916
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1111
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$954
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1114
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$961
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$981
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$970
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$922
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$823
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$892
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$986
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1005
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1014
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$982
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$976
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$964
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1015
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$963
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
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$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
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$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892