Daegu vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Daegu	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2242	$4436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	78
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	2.38M	689K

The cost of living in Daegu is 58% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 5135th and 832nd ($1062 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 741st 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Daegu ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 335th and 218th 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	$6.69	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$597	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6903	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5944	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.4	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.51	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27847	$30339

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508