Daegu vs Gwangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Gwangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2866
🏠 One person rent	$348	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$2099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	58
😀 Quality of life	70	83
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.49M

The cost of living in Daegu is 10% less expensive than in Gwangju. Cities ranked 5531st and 4821st ($995 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 14th in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.9 months in Gwangju. Ranked 27th vs 7th best cities to live in South Korea, and 2337th vs 439th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Gwangju

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	Daegu	Gwangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$93.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$7404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$4847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$20814

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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 Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1012
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$970
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1059
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$998
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$854
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$989
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$959
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1005
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1054
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1019
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$983
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1038
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1063
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$992
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$924
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$998
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1019
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$977
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$887
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1075
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1030
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$995
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$936
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$1000
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$959
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1151
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1036
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1037
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1060
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1027
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1033
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$979
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1080