Daegu vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Daegu	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2634	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$379	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2143	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	77	93
🏙️ Population	2.38M	3.9M

The cost of living in Daegu is 71% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5639th and 62nd ($992 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1144th and 50th 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	$7.01	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7098	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5282	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.4	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27904	$23685

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1023
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$914
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$887
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1013
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1044
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$989
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$919
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$974
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$1014
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$992
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$883
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1051
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$931
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1084
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$961
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$946
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$982
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$930
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$905
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$933
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$771
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$955
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$865
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$852
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$971
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$990
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$973
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$993
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1009
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$950
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$954
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$923
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$997
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$922
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1128

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000