Daegu vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Daegu	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3393	$2442
🏠 One person rent	$385	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$1036	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2274	$652
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	49
😀 Quality of life	70	58
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.46M

The cost of living in Daegu is 13% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 4879th and 5803rd ($1114 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 16th 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 months in Daegu compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 2608th and 5559th 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	$7.02	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$8.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1150	$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$29.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7325	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9964	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.7	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.89	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.5	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$534	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27898	$6136

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$992
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$977
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1083
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$973
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1000
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$981
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$1008
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1099
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$901
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$871
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1146
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1122
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$893
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$931
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$1005
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$975
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$997
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$1098
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1043
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1084
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1027
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$980
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$999
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$981
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$968
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1066
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1222

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1012
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$779
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$630
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$620
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$709
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$784
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$738
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$780
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$796
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$674
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$978
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$886
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$659
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$729
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$522
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$691
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$601
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$698
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$941
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$839
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$647
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$844
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1153