Daegu vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$348	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	70	93
🏙️ Population	2.38M	3.9M

The cost of living in Daegu is 69% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5531st and 80th ($995 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 71st 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 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Los Angeles

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	Daegu	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919