Daegu vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Daegu	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2634	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$379	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2143	$4443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	77	91
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.6M

The cost of living in Daegu is 62% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5639th and 741st ($992 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 1144th and 118th 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	$7.01	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7098	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5282	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.4	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.1	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27904	$20275

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1023
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$914
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$887
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1013
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1044
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$989
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$919
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$974
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$1014
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$992
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$883
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1051
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$931
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1084
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$961
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$946
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$982
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$930
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$905
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$933
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$771
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$955
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$865
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$852
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$971
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$990
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$973
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$993
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1009
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$950
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$954
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$923
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$997
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$922
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1128

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737