Daegu vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$348
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2232
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
28
😀 Quality of life
70
46
🏙️ Population
2.38M
846K

The cost of living in Daegu is 137% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5531st and 8918th ($995 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 2337th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Daegu Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6867
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9403
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.07
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20323
$3409

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$924
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$987
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$992
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$977
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$854
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$1002
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$900
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$1019
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$1019
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$1059
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$1016
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$1038
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$959
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$1012
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$292
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$300
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$316
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$292
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$317
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$300
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$282
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$312
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$299
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$297
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$308
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$309
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$900
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$329
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$459
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$308
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$296
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$422
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$314
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$307
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$296
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$366
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$293
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$300
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$299
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$384
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$375
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$274
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$304
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