Bangkok vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$3393
🏠 One person rent	$425	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$1036
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$470
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$2274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	73
😀 Quality of life	74	70
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.38M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 11% less expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 5738th and 4879th ($994 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Thailand and South Korea, respectively. Check Thailand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2 months in Daegu. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Daegu ranked 31st in South Korea, while ranked 1355th and 2608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Daegu

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	Bangkok	Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1150
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$7325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$9964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$63.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$4.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$7.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$62.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$27898

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

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