Daegu vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$348	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	73	30
😀 Quality of life	70	36
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.58M

The cost of living in Daegu is 45% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 5531st and 6965th ($995 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 115th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 2337th and 7382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Leon

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	Daegu	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$2639

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704