Daegu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$396
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
73
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.85M

The cost of living in Daegu is 15% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5347th and 6264th ($1043 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 1141st and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Tainan

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Daegu Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697