Daegu vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$348
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2232
$1425
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
2.38M
720K

The cost of living in Daegu is 6% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 5531st and 5814th ($995 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 703rd in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 2337th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Daegu Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6867
$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9403
$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.07
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20323
$16248

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545