Daegu vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2666
🏠 One person rent	$348	$503
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$971
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$457
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	55
😀 Quality of life	70	50
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.21M

The cost of living in Daegu is 7% less expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 5531st and 5029th ($995 vs $1070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1st in South Korea and Guatemala, respectively. Check South Korea vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.4 months in Guatemala City. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 2337th and 6217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Guatemala City

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	Daegu	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$6.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$1636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$1002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$5937

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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 Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$653
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$936
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$819
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$886
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$881
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$698
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$884
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1160
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1182
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1204
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$632
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1083
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$897
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1088
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$719
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$897
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$903
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$753
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$973
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$755
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$728
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$883
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$869
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358