Daegu vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Daegu	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1043	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2749	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$396	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$664	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	71	31
😀 Quality of life	77	59
🏙️ Population	2.38M	120K

The cost of living in Daegu is 19% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5347th and 6471st ($1043 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 4th in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 1141st and 6065th 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	$6.84	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6863	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5901	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.48	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.53	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.96	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27966	$12044

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$991
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$943
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$916
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1032
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1030
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$951
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$993
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1020
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$946
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$994
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$916
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1111
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$954
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1114
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$994
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$961
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$981
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$970
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$922
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$945
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$823
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$996
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$892
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$986
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1005
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1014
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1019
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$982
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$976
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$964
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1015
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$963
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1121

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514