Daegu vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3393
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$385
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1036
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
5
😀 Quality of life
70
50
🏙️ Population
2.38M
115K

The cost of living in Daegu is 188% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4879th and 9013th ($1114 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in South Korea and Bhutan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Daegu compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2608th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Daegu Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.02
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1150
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7325
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9964
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.7
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.37
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.5
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$534
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27898
$691

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$1022
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$941
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$992
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$977
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$995
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1341
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1083
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$973
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1000
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$981
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$1008
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1099
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$901
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$871
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1146
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$992
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1122
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$978
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$893
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$931
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$1005
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$975
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$999
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$915
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$997
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1098
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$1043
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1084
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1027
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1098
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$980
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$999
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$981
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$968
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1066
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$1000
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1222

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284