Daegu vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$348	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$2528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	52
😀 Quality of life	70	87
🏙️ Population	2.38M	686K

The cost of living in Daegu is 7% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5531st and 5882nd ($995 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 732nd in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 2337th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Shizuoka

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	Daegu	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$8368

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083