Daegu vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$348
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2232
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.4M

The cost of living in Daegu is 4% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5531st and 5261st ($995 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1st in South Korea and Bulgaria, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 2337th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Daegu Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6867
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9403
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.07
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20323
$6749

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$887
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$924
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$987
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$992
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$977
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$854
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$1002
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$936
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$900
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$1019
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$1019
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$1059
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1016
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$1038
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$959
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$1012
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
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$682
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$687
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$866
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$667
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$594
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$734
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$711
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$561
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$588
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$605
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$616
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$612
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$598
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$545
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$772
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$595
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$556
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$988
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$891
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$848
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$646
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$731
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$463
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$619
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$682
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$537
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$623
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$930
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$629
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$948
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$663
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$1028
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$1106
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$662
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$807
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$631
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$899
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$635
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