Daegu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$396
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
94
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
2.38M
4.05M

The cost of living in Daegu is 6% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5347th and 5023rd ($1043 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 1141st and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs New Taipei

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Daegu New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$18576

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$976
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$997
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$991
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$943
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$916
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1032
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1030
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$951
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$993
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1020
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$946
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$994
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$916
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1111
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$954
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1114
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$961
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$981
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$970
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$922
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$823
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$892
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$986
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1005
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1014
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$982
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$976
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$964
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1015
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$963
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1121

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602