Daegu vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$348	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	73	18
😀 Quality of life	70	60
🏙️ Population	2.38M	932K

The cost of living in Daegu is 38% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5531st and 3004th ($995 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 9th in South Korea and Spain, respectively. Check South Korea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 2337th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Tenerife

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	Daegu	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$6114

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291