Daegu vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$348	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	35
😀 Quality of life	70	53
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.43M

The cost of living in Daegu is 1% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 5531st and 5623rd ($995 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 19th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Puebla ranked 12th in Mexico, while ranked 2337th and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Puebla

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	Daegu	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$9705

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699