Daegu vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Daegu	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2634	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$379	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2143	$4127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	71	77
😀 Quality of life	77	86
🏙️ Population	2.38M	936K

The cost of living in Daegu is 63% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5639th and 638th ($992 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 3rd in South Korea and Israel, respectively. Check South Korea vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 1144th and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Jerusalem

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	Daegu	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7098	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5282	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.4	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27904	$30598

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1023
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$914
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$887
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1013
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1044
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$989
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$919
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$974
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$1014
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$992
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$883
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1051
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$931
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1084
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$961
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$946
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$982
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$930
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$905
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$933
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$771
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$955
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$865
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$852
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$971
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$990
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$973
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$993
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1009
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$950
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$954
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$923
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$997
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$922
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1128

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845