Daegu vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Daegu	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2634	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$379	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2143	$1812
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	71	98
😀 Quality of life	77	73
🏙️ Population	2.38M	919K

The cost of living in Daegu is 32% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 5639th and 4141st ($992 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. Ranked 8th vs 19th best cities to live in South Korea, and 1144th vs 2195th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Seongnam

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	Daegu	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$589	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.12%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7098	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5282	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.4	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.1	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27904	$14346

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1023
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$914
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$887
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1013
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1044
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$989
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$919
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$974
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$1014
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$992
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$883
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1051
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$931
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1084
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$961
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$946
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$982
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$930
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$905
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$933
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$771
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$955
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$865
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$852
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$971
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$990
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$973
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$993
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1009
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$950
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$954
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$923
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$997
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$922
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1128

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1313
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1053
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$943
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$985
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1108
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1019
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1052
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1040
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1032
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$982
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1010
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1128
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$952
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1557
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$852
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$917
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$993
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$971
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1009