Daegu vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$396
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
71
94
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
2.38M
2.44M

The cost of living in Daegu is 17% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5347th and 4661st ($1043 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1141st and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Taipei

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Daegu Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$18442

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602