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Daegu vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Daegu vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

pay 59.2% less for restaurants

 
London
Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $26.73
£20.03
$6.72
₩10,481
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.02
£8.26
$5.48
₩8,550
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.12
£2.34
$1.48
₩2,303

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pay 60.7% more for groceries

 
London
Daegu
Bread
1 loaf
$2.16
£1.62
$4.50
₩7,023
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.54
£4.15
$5.54
₩8,633
Milk (1 gallon) $6.58
£4.93
$8.81
₩13,744

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pay 53.9% less for transportation

 
London
Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.12
£5.34
$4.32
₩6,742
Monthly public transit pass $240.54
£180.28
$70.76
₩110K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,798.76
£28,328.54
$26,696.92
₩42M

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pay 68.0% less for housing

 
London
Daegu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.83
£32.10
$19.81
₩30,892
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $3,083.09
£2,310.64
$379.34
₩591K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,340.14
£1,753.83
$249.67
₩389K

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pay 46.1% less for childcare

 
London
Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,480.84
£1,859.29
$254.87
₩397K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $28,512.27
£21,368.72
$27,763.25
₩43M

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pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
London
Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.69
£6.51
$3.54
₩5,516
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.21
£3.90
$3.46
₩5,394
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$22.72
£17.03
$3.18
₩4,965

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

 
London
Daegu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$116.11
£87.02
$53.11
₩82,807
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$52.02
£38.99
$47.76
₩74,471
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$125.96
£94.40
$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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