Daegu vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$3990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	56
😀 Quality of life	70	87
🏙️ Population	2.38M	950K

The cost of living in Daegu is 58% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 5531st and 1022nd ($995 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 935th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Jacksonville

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	Daegu	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$11096

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897