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Daegu vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 17.2% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants
pay 52.6% less in Daegu
Groceries
pay 41.6% more in Daegu
Transportation
pay 28.2% less in Daegu
Housing
pay 55.4% less in Daegu
Childcare
pay 11.5% more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.5% less in Daegu
Clothing
pay 2.5% less in Daegu

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

Daegu vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

pay 52.6% less for restaurants

 
Canberra
Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.34
A$23.18
$6.72
₩10,481
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.81
A$13.91
$5.48
₩8,550
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.59
A$3.67
$1.48
₩2,303

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pay 41.6% more for groceries

 
Canberra
Daegu
Bread
1 loaf
$2.71
A$3.84
$4.50
₩7,023
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.99
A$7.07
$5.54
₩8,633
Milk (1 gallon) $5.50
A$7.79
$8.81
₩13,744

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pay 28.2% less for transportation

 
Canberra
Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.42
A$6.26
$4.32
₩6,742
Monthly public transit pass $122.90
A$174.28
$70.76
₩110K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,041.09
A$41,181.37
$26,696.92
₩42M

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pay 55.4% less for housing

 
Canberra
Daegu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.97
A$73.70
$19.81
₩30,892
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,554.45
A$2,204.27
$379.34
₩591K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,160.39
A$1,645.48
$249.67
₩389K

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pay 11.5% more for childcare

 
Canberra
Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,754.20
A$2,487.53
$254.87
₩397K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,323.22
A$18,892.84
$27,763.25
₩43M

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Canberra
Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.54
A$9.27
$3.54
₩5,516
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.41
A$4.83
$3.46
₩5,394
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$31.05
A$44.03
$3.18
₩4,965

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

 
Canberra
Daegu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$69.40
A$98.41
$53.11
₩82,807
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.75
A$81.89
$47.76
₩74,471
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$94.06
A$133.38
$91.70
₩143K

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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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