Daegu vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$396
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
71
70
😀 Quality of life
77
50
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.01M

The cost of living in Daegu is 125% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 5347th and 8843rd ($1043 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in South Korea and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 1141st and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Islamabad

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Daegu Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$3118

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$997
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$991
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$943
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$916
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1032
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1030
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$951
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$993
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1020
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$946
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$994
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$916
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1111
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$954
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1114
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$961
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$981
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$970
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$922
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$823
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$892
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$986
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1005
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1014
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$982
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$976
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$964
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1015
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$963
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1121

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
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$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379