Daegu vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$348	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	70	65
🏙️ Population	2.38M	11.5M

The cost of living in Daegu is 2% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5531st and 5654th ($995 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1st in South Korea and Brazil, respectively. Check South Korea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 2337th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Sao Paulo

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	Daegu	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611