Daegu vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Daegu	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$385	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2242	$721
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	46
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.2M

The cost of living in Daegu is 20% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5135th and 6322nd ($1062 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 14th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Daegu compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Daegu ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 335th and 5937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Nizhny Novgorod

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	Daegu	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.69	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$597	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6903	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5944	$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.4	$6.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.51	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27847	$3800

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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 Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758