Daegu vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Daegu	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2242	$3732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	2.38M	2.15M

The cost of living in Daegu is 58% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5135th and 843rd ($1062 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in South Korea and France, respectively. Check South Korea vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Daegu compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Daegu ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 335th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Paris

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	Daegu	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.69	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$597	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6903	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5944	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.4	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.51	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27847	$15084

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488