Daegu vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$396
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
29
😀 Quality of life
77
51
🏙️ Population
2.38M
846K

The cost of living in Daegu is 153% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5347th and 8958th ($1043 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1141st and 6657th 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
$6.84
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$3536

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$976
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360