Daegu vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Daegu	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1043	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2749	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$396	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$664	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	33
😀 Quality of life	77	84
🏙️ Population	2.38M	543K

The cost of living in Daegu is 46% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5347th and 2278th ($1043 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1724th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 1141st and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Tucson

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	Daegu	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6863	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5901	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.48	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.53	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.96	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.1	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27966	$15659

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$991
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$943
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$916
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1032
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1030
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$951
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$993
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1020
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$946
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$994
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$916
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1111
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$954
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1114
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$994
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$961
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$981
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$970
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$922
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$945
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$823
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$996
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$892
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$986
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1005
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1014
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1019
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$982
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$976
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$964
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1015
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$963
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1121

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190