Daegu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Daegu	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3393	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$385	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$1036	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2274	$466
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	73	31
😀 Quality of life	70	54
🏙️ Population	2.38M	120K

The cost of living in Daegu is 39% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4879th and 6432nd ($1114 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th 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 0.6 months in Pattaya. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 2608th and 5984th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Pattaya

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	Daegu	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1150	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7325	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9964	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.7	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.89	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.5	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$534	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27898	$9189

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$992
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$977
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1083
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$973
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1000
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$981
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$1008
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1099
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$901
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$871
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1146
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1122
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$893
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$931
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$1005
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$975
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$997
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$1098
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1043
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1084
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1027
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$980
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$999
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$981
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$968
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1066
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1222

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516