Daegu vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$348	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$652
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	49
😀 Quality of life	70	57
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.46M

The cost of living in Daegu is 2% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 5531st and 5385th ($995 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 15th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 2337th and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Guadalajara

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	Daegu	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$5853

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$992
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1075
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1027
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$988
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1000
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$983
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1059
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$959
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$998
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$880
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1054
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$979
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1060
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$887
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$924
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$987
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$992
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$854
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$900
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1019
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1019
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1059
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1016
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$959
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1012
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$937
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1038
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$970
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1151

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214