Cost of living comparison

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Daegu vs. Frankfurt Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 20.7% cheaper than Frankfurt.

Restaurants
pay 65.0% less in Daegu
Groceries
pay 50.9% more in Daegu
Transportation
pay 30.1% less in Daegu
Housing
pay 63.2% less in Daegu
Childcare
pay 5.8% more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.4% less in Daegu
Clothing
pay 3.2% less in Daegu

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

Daegu vs. Frankfurt Cost Breakdown

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

pay 65.0% less for restaurants

 
Frankfurt
Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.10
€15.83
$6.72
₩10,002
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.02
€12.25
$5.48
₩8,159
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.67
€3.21
$1.48
₩2,197

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pay 50.9% more for groceries

 
Frankfurt
Daegu
Bread
1 loaf
$2.29
€2.00
$4.50
₩6,702
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.54
€6.59
$5.54
₩8,238
Milk (1 gallon) $5.84
€5.11
$8.81
₩13,115

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pay 30.1% less for transportation

 
Frankfurt
Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.69
€6.72
$4.32
₩6,434
Monthly public transit pass $67.74
€59.23
$70.76
₩105K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,745.96
€27,757.24
$26,696.92
₩40M

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pay 63.2% less for housing

 
Frankfurt
Daegu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.17
€37.75
$19.81
₩29,478
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,511.94
€1,321.97
$379.34
₩564K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,189.41
€1,039.97
$249.67
₩371K

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pay 5.8% more for childcare

 
Frankfurt
Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $616.70
€539.21
$254.87
₩379K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,305.13
€14,256.48
$27,763.25
₩41M

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Frankfurt
Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€5.11
$3.54
₩5,264
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.62
€4.04
$3.46
₩5,147
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.04
€8.78
$3.18
₩4,738

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pay 3.2% less for clothing

 
Frankfurt
Daegu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.75
€84.59
$53.11
₩79,019
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.23
€32.55
$47.76
₩71,064
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.78
€86.37
$91.70
₩136K

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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: July 2026
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