Daegu vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Daegu	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2634	$5420
🏠 One person rent	$379	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$2278
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2143	$4438
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	81
😀 Quality of life	77	91
🏙️ Population	2.38M	919K

The cost of living in Daegu is 56% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 5639th and 1371st ($992 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1148th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Fort Worth ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 1144th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Fort Worth

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	Daegu	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7098	$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5282	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.4	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.1	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27904	$25420

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1023
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$914
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$887
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1013
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1044
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$989
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$919
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$974
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$1014
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$992
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$883
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1051
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$931
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1084
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$961
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$946
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$982
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$930
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$905
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$933
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$771
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$955
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$865
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$852
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$971
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$990
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$973
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$993
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1009
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$950
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$954
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$923
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$997
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$922
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1128

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205