Daegu vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Daegu	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$385	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2242	$2002
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	88	81
🏙️ Population	2.38M	594K

The cost of living in Daegu is 4% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5135th and 5371st ($1062 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 306th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Daegu compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Daegu ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 335th and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Kawaguchi

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	Daegu	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.69	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$597	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6903	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5944	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.4	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.51	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27847	$15648

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1038
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$949
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$934
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1084
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1039
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$957
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$984
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1076
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$975
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1008
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$929
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1064
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$973
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1108
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$913
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$980
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$959
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$831
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$991
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$924
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$920
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1020
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1046
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1016
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1037
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$998
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$995
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$994
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$982
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1050
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$981
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1153

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066