Daegu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2634
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$379
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2143
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
94
😀 Quality of life
77
90
🏙️ Population
2.38M
4.04M

The cost of living in Daegu is 12% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5639th and 4931st ($992 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1144th and 183rd 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
$7.01
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7098
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5282
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.4
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.7
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27904
$21429

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612