Daegu vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Daegu	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3393	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$385	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1036	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2274	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	72
😀 Quality of life	70	58
🏙️ Population	2.38M	4.43M

The cost of living in Daegu is 3% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4879th and 5069th ($1114 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in South Korea and South Africa, respectively. Check South Korea vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Daegu compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 2608th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Johannesburg

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	Daegu	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1150	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7325	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9964	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.7	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.89	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.5	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$534	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27898	$5865

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$992
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$977
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1083
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$973
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1000
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$981
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$1008
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1099
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$901
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$871
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1146
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1122
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$893
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$931
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$1005
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$975
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$997
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$1098
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1043
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1084
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1027
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$980
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$999
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$981
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$968
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1066
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1222

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045