Daegu vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$4131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	70	90
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.6M

The cost of living in Daegu is 62% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5531st and 664th ($995 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 610th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Philadelphia

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	Daegu	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$19774

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693