Daegu vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Daegu	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$385	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2242	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	26
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	2.38M	687K

The cost of living in Daegu is 27% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5135th and 4103rd ($1062 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 61st in South Korea and Spain, respectively. Check South Korea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Daegu compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Daegu ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 335th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Zaragoza

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	Daegu	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.69	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$597	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6903	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5944	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.4	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.51	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.3	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27847	$8269

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1038
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$949
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$934
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1084
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1039
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$957
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$984
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1076
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$975
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1008
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$929
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1064
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$973
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1108
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$1005
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$913
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$980
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$959
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$831
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$991
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$924
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$920
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1020
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1046
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1016
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1037
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$998
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$995
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$994
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$982
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1050
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$981
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1153

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581