Daegu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Daegu	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3082	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$413	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	73	31
😀 Quality of life	86	42
🏙️ Population	2.44M	116K

The cost of living in Daegu is 67% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4689th and 7072nd ($1113 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 10th in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Daegu compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Daegu ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 241st and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Daegu vs Pattaya infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/daegu/pattaya.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Daegu vs Pattaya infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/daegu/pattaya" target="_blank">Daegu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Daegu vs Pattaya

Prices for goods and services in Daegu and Pattaya are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Daegu	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.48	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.38%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6463	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8417	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.76	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$131	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.6	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.2	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$369	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16639	$8397

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$973
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$1055
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$963
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$989
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1060
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$953
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1078
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$907
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1006
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$865
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$878
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$999
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1029
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$958
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$882
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$910
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$960
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$924
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$787
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$965
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$1009
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$963
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$945
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$991
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$967
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$949
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$923
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1002
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$984
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$902
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$992
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$955
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$940

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509