Daegu vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Daegu	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2634	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$379	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2143	$795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	71	47
😀 Quality of life	77	63
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.39M

The cost of living in Daegu is 19% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 5639th and 4703rd ($992 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 1144th and 5440th 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	$7.01	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7098	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5282	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.4	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27904	$11283

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085