Daegu vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$396
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
75
😀 Quality of life
77
60
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.59M

The cost of living in Daegu is 50% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5347th and 7267th ($1043 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 5th in South Korea and Iran, respectively. Check South Korea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 1141st and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Karaj

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Daegu Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$833

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$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 Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546