Daegu vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Daegu	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2634	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$379	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2143	$4510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	71	78
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	2.38M	689K

The cost of living in Daegu is 60% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 5639th and 982nd ($992 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 843rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 1144th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Nashville

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	Daegu	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7098	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5282	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.4	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.1	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27904	$30286

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595