Daegu vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Daegu	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3393	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$385	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$1036	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2274	$1781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	24
😀 Quality of life	70	78
🏙️ Population	2.38M	586K

The cost of living in Daegu is 27% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4879th and 3616th ($1114 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 27th 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 months in Daegu compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 2608th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Malaga

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	Daegu	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1150	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7325	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9964	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.7	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.89	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.5	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$534	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27898	$14939

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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

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429