Daegu vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$348	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	70	77
🏙️ Population	2.38M	6.26M

The cost of living in Daegu is 12% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5531st and 4686th ($995 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2337th and 764th 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	$6.43	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731