Daegu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$348	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$1589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	94
😀 Quality of life	70	86
🏙️ Population	2.38M	4.04M

The cost of living in Daegu is 7% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5531st and 5000th ($995 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 1.5 months in New Taipei. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2337th and 302nd 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	$6.43	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$18855

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$992
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1075
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1027
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$988
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1000
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$983
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1059
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$959
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$998
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$880
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1054
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$979
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1060
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$887
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$924
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$987
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$992
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$854
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$900
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1019
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1019
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1059
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1016
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$959
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1012
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$937
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1038
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$970
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1151

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581