Daegu vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$348	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	70	95
🏙️ Population	2.38M	8.8M

The cost of living in Daegu is 78% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5531st and 3rd ($995 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs New York City

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	Daegu	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$21465

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111