Daegu vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Daegu	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$4184
🏠 One person rent	$385	$1098
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2242	$2284
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.4M

The cost of living in Daegu is 40% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5135th and 2821st ($1062 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 2nd in South Korea and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Daegu compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Daegu ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 335th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Prague

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	Daegu	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.69	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$597	$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6903	$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5944	$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.4	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.51	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27847	$15329

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1038
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$949
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$934
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1084
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1039
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$957
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$984
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1076
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$975
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1008
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$929
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1064
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$973
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1108
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$913
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$980
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$959
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$831
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$991
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$924
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$920
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1020
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1046
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1016
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1037
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$998
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$995
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$994
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$982
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1050
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$981
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1153

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1564
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1337
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1104
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1196
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1028
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1074
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1182
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1489
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1125
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1317
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1209
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1195
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1427
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1195
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1223
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1216
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1212
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1257
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1473
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1236
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1103
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1490
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1555
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$953
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1301
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1432
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1485
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1284