Daegu vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Daegu	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3393	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$1036	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2274	$4933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	70	77
🏙️ Population	2.38M	467K

The cost of living in Daegu is 58% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4879th and 464th ($1114 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 406th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Daegu compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 2608th and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Long Beach

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	Daegu	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1150	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7325	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9964	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.7	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.89	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.5	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$534	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27898	$21877

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$992
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$977
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1083
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$973
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1000
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$981
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$1008
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1099
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$901
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$871
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1146
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1122
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$893
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$931
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$1005
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$975
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$997
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$1098
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1043
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1084
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1027
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$980
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$999
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$981
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$968
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1066
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1222

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614