Daegu vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$348	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	76
😀 Quality of life	70	55
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.59M

The cost of living in Daegu is 35% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5531st and 6734th ($995 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 2337th and 5911th 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	$6.43	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$823

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$992
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1075
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1027
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$988
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1000
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$983
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1059
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$959
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$998
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$880
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1054
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$979
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1060
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$887
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$924
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$987
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$992
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$854
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$900
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1019
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1019
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1059
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1016
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$959
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1012
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$937
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1038
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$970
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1151

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554