Daegu vs Jeonju - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Jeonju
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2184
🏠 One person rent
$396
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
71
60
😀 Quality of life
77
69
🏙️ Population
2.38M
342K

The cost of living in Daegu is 27% more expensive than in Jeonju. Cities ranked 5347th and 6669th ($1043 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 87th in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 2 months in Jeonju. Ranked 8th vs 52nd best cities to live in South Korea, and 1141st vs 4498th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Jeonju

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Daegu Jeonju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$7101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$5909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$8.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$8.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$6.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$6.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$15485

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Cities near Daegu

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$976
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$997
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$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

Cities near Jeonju

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Iksan
$982
24 km or 15 mi Gimje
$964
39 km or 24 mi Jeongeup
$963
43 km or 27 mi Nonsan
$1005
43 km or 27 mi Gunsan
$1002
51 km or 31 mi Namwon
$970
51 km or 32 mi Gyeryong
$945
62 km or 39 mi Asan
$1015
63 km or 39 mi Daejeon
$922
70 km or 44 mi Gongju
$1019
74 km or 46 mi Boryeong
$1072
75 km or 47 mi Sejong
$986
76 km or 47 mi Gwangju
$1062
93 km or 58 mi Gimcheon
$916
96 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$903
97 km or 60 mi Naju
$981
102 km or 63 mi Suncheon
$1014
109 km or 68 mi Cheonan
$1121
110 km or 68 mi Jinju
$1111
110 km or 68 mi Gwangyang
$996
112 km or 70 mi Sangju
$951
117 km or 73 mi Gumi
$943
124 km or 77 mi Seosan
$986
127 km or 79 mi Yeosu
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$993
128 km or 79 mi Mungyeong
$954
128 km or 80 mi Dangjin
$984
131 km or 81 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
131 km or 81 mi Daegu
$1043
132 km or 82 mi Anseong
$1046
134 km or 83 mi Mokpo
$991
143 km or 89 mi Gyeongsan
$976
145 km or 90 mi Masan
$994
146 km or 91 mi Chungju
$892
147 km or 92 mi Osan
$1050
149 km or 93 mi Changwon
$1032
149 km or 93 mi Miryang
$991
157 km or 98 mi Hwaseong
$1076
157 km or 98 mi Yongin
$1102
159 km or 99 mi Tongyeong
$981