Daegu vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2634
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$379
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2143
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
80
😀 Quality of life
77
88
🏙️ Population
2.38M
2.71M

The cost of living in Daegu is 2% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5639th and 5770th ($992 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 5th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1144th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Kaohsiung

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Daegu Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.01
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7098
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5282
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.4
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.7
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27904
$13326

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617