Daegu vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Daegu	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1043	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2749	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$396	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$664	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$4175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	74
😀 Quality of life	77	88
🏙️ Population	2.38M	459K

The cost of living in Daegu is 56% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5347th and 1097th ($1043 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 940th 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 1141st and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Virginia Beach

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	Daegu	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6863	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5901	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.48	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.53	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.96	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27966	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763