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Daegu vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 3.6% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 63.1% less in Daegu
Groceries: pay 53.9% more in Daegu
Transportation: pay 33.7% less in Daegu
Housing: pay 64.1% less in Daegu
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% less in Daegu
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Daegu

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

Daegu vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.1% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.20	$6.72 ₩10,481	-61.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.76	$5.48 ₩8,550	-59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.03	$1.48 ₩2,303	-57.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.59	$0.79 ₩1,232	-73.5%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 53.9% more for groceries

	Berlin	Daegu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.96	$4.50 ₩7,023	+99.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.16	$5.54 ₩8,633	-22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.45	$8.81 ₩13,744	+71.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.37	$2.66 ₩4,147	-31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.79	$3.10 ₩4,838	-43.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.34	$3.56 ₩5,557	+130.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$1.68 ₩2,620	+79.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.04	$2.67 ₩4,170	+122.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.53	$3.29 ₩5,128	+86.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$1.07 ₩1,670	+18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$1.41 ₩2,198	+81.5%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 33.7% less for transportation

	Berlin	Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.53	$4.32 ₩6,742	-42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.79	$70.76 ₩110K	+2.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,376.01	$26,696.92 ₩42M	-18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.77	$7.54 ₩11,750	-76.5%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 64.1% less for housing

	Berlin	Daegu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.66	$19.81 ₩30,892	-60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,238.33	$379.34 ₩591K	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €927.02	$249.67 ₩389K	-76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €240.43	$149.85 ₩234K	-45.9%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €160.46	$254.87 ₩397K	+37.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,312.65	$27,763.25 ₩43M	+189.8%
Average			+113.8%

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pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.56	$3.54 ₩5,516	-32.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.86	$3.46 ₩5,394	-22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.82	$3.18 ₩4,965	-68.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.66	$48.82 ₩76,126	+25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.92	$10.26 ₩15,998	-31.1%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Berlin	Daegu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €81.38	$53.11 ₩82,807	-43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.86	$47.76 ₩74,471	+9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €92.56	$91.70 ₩143K	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €112.45	$158.02 ₩246K	+21.9%
Average			-6.5%

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