Daegu vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$1851
🏠 One person rent	$348	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$755
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	73
😀 Quality of life	70	67
🏙️ Population	2.38M	2.96M

The cost of living in Daegu is 41% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 5531st and 6858th ($995 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 12th in South Korea and the Philippines, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.8 months in Quezon. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 2337th and 3783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Quezon

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	Daegu	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$2.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$94.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$1426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$7.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$79.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$2744

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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 Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$640
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$546
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$670
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$623
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$506
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$901
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$770
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$704
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$780
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$535
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$621
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$589
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$487
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$575
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$539
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$545
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$515
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$508
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$398
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$464
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$508