Daegu vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Daegu	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3393	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$385	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$1036	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2274	$856
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	22
😀 Quality of life	70	58
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.96M

The cost of living in Daegu is 6% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4879th and 5280th ($1114 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 11th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Daegu compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 2608th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Tijuana

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	Daegu	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1150	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7325	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9964	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.7	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.89	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.5	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$534	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27898	$2656

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$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

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644