Cost of living comparison

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Daegu vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.72
₩9,912
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.48
₩8,086
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.48
₩2,177

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Daegu
Bread
1 loaf
?? $4.50
₩6,641
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.54
₩8,164
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $8.81
₩12,997

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.32
₩6,376
Monthly public transit pass ?? $70.76
₩104,332
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,696.92
₩39,365,407

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Dodoma
Daegu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $19.81
₩29,213
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $379.34
₩559,346
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $249.67
₩368,142

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $254.87
₩375,807
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $27,763.25
₩40,937,749

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.54
₩5,217
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.46
₩5,101
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.18
₩4,695

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Daegu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $53.11
₩78,307
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $47.76
₩70,424
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $91.70
₩135,214

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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: December 2025
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