Daegu vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Daegu	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$2530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2634	$5679
🏠 One person rent	$379	$1644
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$2706
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$638
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2143	$4225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	71	49
😀 Quality of life	77	93
🏙️ Population	2.38M	608K

The cost of living in Daegu is 61% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 5639th and 852nd ($992 vs $2530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 5th in South Korea and Australia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.7 months in Gold Coast. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Gold Coast ranked 5th in Australia, while ranked 1144th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Gold Coast

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	Daegu	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$7.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$2097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	5.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7098	$8667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5282	$5294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.4	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$5.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$25.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.1	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$77.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$2112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27904	$9318

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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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913