Daegu vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Daegu	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$4440
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1899
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2242	$3987
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	60
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	2.38M	246K

The cost of living in Daegu is 43% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5135th and 2519th ($1062 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1889th 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 2.1 months in Daegu compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Daegu ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 335th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Louisville

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	Daegu	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.69	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$597	$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6903	$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5944	$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.4	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.51	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27847	$15931

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017