Daegu vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Daegu	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3393	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$385	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1036	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2274	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	73	7
😀 Quality of life	70	53
🏙️ Population	2.38M	77.6K

The cost of living in Daegu is 13% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4879th and 5798th ($1114 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 2608th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Phuket

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	Daegu	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1150	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7325	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9964	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.7	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.89	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.5	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$534	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27898	$13132

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892