Daegu vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Daegu	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1043	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2749	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$396	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$664	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	77	92
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.6M

The cost of living in Daegu is 60% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5347th and 742nd ($1043 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 648th 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 14th in the United States, while ranked 1141st and 87th 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	$6.84	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6863	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5901	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.48	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.53	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.96	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.1	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27966	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801