Daegu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$348
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2232
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
2.38M
2.33M

The cost of living in Daegu is 14% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5531st and 6171st ($995 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 2337th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Taoyuan

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Daegu Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6867
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9403
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.07
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20323
$18619

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443