Daegu vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2945
🏠 One person rent
$396
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
92
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
2.38M
6.26M

The cost of living in Daegu is 12% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5347th and 4795th ($1043 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in South Korea and Chile, respectively. Check South Korea vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1141st and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Santiago

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Daegu Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$10578

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849