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Daegu vs. Bellevue Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 31.6% cheaper than Bellevue.

Restaurants
pay 60.7% less in Daegu
Groceries
pay 15.2% more in Daegu
Transportation
pay 28.2% less in Daegu
Housing
pay 59.9% less in Daegu
Childcare
pay 48.0% less in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.8% less in Daegu
Clothing
pay 11.2% more in Daegu

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

Daegu vs. Bellevue Cost Breakdown

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

pay 60.7% less for restaurants

 
Bellevue
Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$6.72
₩9,031
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.21
 
$5.48
₩7,367
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.00
 
$1.48
₩1,984

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pay 15.2% more for groceries

 
Bellevue
Daegu
Bread
1 loaf
$4.17
 
$4.50
₩6,051
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.44
 
$5.54
₩7,439
Milk (1 gallon) $4.19
 
$8.81
₩11,842

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pay 28.2% less for transportation

 
Bellevue
Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.34
 
$4.32
₩5,809
Monthly public transit pass $104.50
 
$70.76
₩95,061
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,656.56
 
$26,696.92
₩36M

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pay 59.9% less for housing

 
Bellevue
Daegu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$73.98
 
$19.81
₩26,617
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,880.00
 
$379.34
₩510K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,120.00
 
$249.67
₩335K

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pay 48.0% less for childcare

 
Bellevue
Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,200.00
 
$254.87
₩342K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $30,000.00
 
$27,763.25
₩37M

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pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bellevue
Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
 
$3.54
₩4,753
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.08
 
$3.46
₩4,648
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.00
 
$3.18
₩4,278

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pay 11.2% more for clothing

 
Bellevue
Daegu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.00
 
$53.11
₩71,349
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.50
 
$47.76
₩64,166
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$102.00
 
$91.70
₩123K

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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: October 2026
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