Daegu vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Daegu	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3082	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$413	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	22
😀 Quality of life	86	57
🏙️ Population	2.44M	1.96M

The cost of living in Daegu is 6% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4689th and 4480th ($1113 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 12th 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 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 241st and 5782nd 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	$7.48	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.38%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6463	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8417	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.76	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$131	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.6	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.2	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$369	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16639	$4103

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$973
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$1055
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$963
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$989
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1060
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$953
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1078
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$907
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1006
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$865
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$878
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$999
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1029
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$958
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$882
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$910
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$960
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$924
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$787
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$965
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$1009
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$963
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$945
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$991
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$967
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$949
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$923
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1002
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$984
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$902
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$992
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$955
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$940

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684