Daegu vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Daegu	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2242	$4189
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	82
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	2.38M	919K

The cost of living in Daegu is 52% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 5135th and 1434th ($1062 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1234th 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 2.1 months in Daegu compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Daegu ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 335th and 213th 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	$6.69	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$597	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6903	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5944	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.51	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27847	$23437

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1038
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$949
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$934
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1084
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1039
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$957
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$984
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1076
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$975
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1008
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$929
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1064
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$973
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1108
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$913
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$980
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$959
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$831
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$991
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$924
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$920
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1020
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1046
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1016
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1037
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$998
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$995
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$994
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$982
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1050
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$981
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1153

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250