Daegu vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2634
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$379
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2143
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
29
😀 Quality of life
77
47
🏙️ Population
2.38M
846K

The cost of living in Daegu is 134% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5639th and 8916th ($992 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in South Korea and Nepal, respectively. Check South Korea vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1144th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Kathmandu

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Daegu Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.01
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7098
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5282
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.4
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.7
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27904
$4078

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$943
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339