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Daegu vs. Ashqelon Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 22.8% cheaper than Ashqelon.

Restaurants
pay 65.2% less in Daegu
Groceries
pay 50.0% more in Daegu
Transportation
pay 4.2% more in Daegu
Housing
pay 49.2% less in Daegu
Childcare
pay 34.1% less in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.2% less in Daegu
Clothing
pay 26.1% less in Daegu

The cost of groceries and transportation in Daegu are more expensive than in Ashqelon. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing are lower in Daegu.

Daegu vs. Ashqelon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Daegu instead of Ashqelon, you would:

pay 65.2% less for restaurants

 
Ashqelon
Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $23.12
₪68.37
$6.72
₩10,271
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$17.90
₪52.93
$5.48
₩8,379
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.25
₪9.61
$1.48
₩2,256

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pay 50.0% more for groceries

 
Ashqelon
Daegu
Bread
1 loaf
$2.86
₪8.46
$4.50
₩6,882
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.68
₪25.66
$5.54
₩8,460
Milk (1 gallon) $8.26
₪24.43
$8.81
₩13,468

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pay 4.2% more for transportation

 
Ashqelon
Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.12
₪24.01
$4.32
₩6,607
Monthly public transit pass $29.53
₪87.33
$70.76
₩108K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $47,732.70
₪141K
$26,696.92
₩41M

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pay 49.2% less for housing

 
Ashqelon
Daegu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.76
₪99.83
$19.81
₩30,272
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $954.65
₪2,822.82
$379.34
₩580K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $745.82
₪2,205.33
$249.67
₩381K

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pay 34.1% less for childcare

 
Ashqelon
Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $929.30
₪2,747.84
$254.87
₩389K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $26,581.15
₪78,597.79
$27,763.25
₩42M

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pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ashqelon
Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $9.55
₪28.23
$3.54
₩5,406
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.08
₪12.06
$3.46
₩5,286
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.93
₪35.29
$3.18
₩4,865

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pay 26.1% less for clothing

 
Ashqelon
Daegu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$115.96
₪342.89
$53.11
₩81,147
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.43
₪169.81
$47.76
₩72,978
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$131.76
₪389.61
$91.70
₩140K

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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