Daegu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$396
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
85
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
2.38M
2.87M

The cost of living in Daegu is 9% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5347th and 5984th ($1043 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 5th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1141st and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Taichung

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Daegu Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$976
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$997
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$991
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$943
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$916
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1032
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1030
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$951
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$993
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1020
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$946
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$994
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$916
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1111
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$954
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1114
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$961
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$981
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$970
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$922
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$823
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$892
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$986
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1005
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1014
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$982
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$976
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$964
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1015
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$963
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1121

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665