Cost of living comparison

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Daegu vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 32.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 4.0% less in Daegu
Groceries
pay 2.6 times more in Daegu
Transportation
pay 37.3% more in Daegu
Housing
pay 13.6% more in Daegu
Childcare
pay 16.5% more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.4% more in Daegu
Clothing
pay 13.7% less in Daegu

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

Daegu vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.0% less for restaurants

 
Moscow
Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
RUB950.80
$6.72
₩9,912
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.97
RUB475.40
$5.48
₩8,086
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
RUB110.14
$1.48
₩2,177

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

 
Moscow
Daegu
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RUB67.42
$4.50
₩6,641
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
RUB499.56
$5.54
₩8,164
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
RUB368.11
$8.81
₩12,997

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pay 37.3% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB226.14
$4.32
₩6,376
Monthly public transit pass $36.64
RUB2,918.97
$70.76
₩104,332
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB2,947,491.41
$26,696.92
₩39,365,407

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pay 13.6% more for housing

 
Moscow
Daegu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB622.74
$19.81
₩29,213
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,253.04
RUB99,834.39
$379.34
₩559,346
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $709.24
RUB56,507.99
$249.67
₩368,142

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pay 16.5% more for childcare

 
Moscow
Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB52,294.20
$254.87
₩375,807
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1,138,207.09
$27,763.25
₩40,937,749

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.18
RUB332.78
$3.54
₩5,217
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
RUB251.50
$3.46
₩5,101
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
RUB237.70
$3.18
₩4,695

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pay 13.7% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Daegu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.06
RUB6,059.63
$53.11
₩78,307
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
RUB3,803.21
$47.76
₩70,424
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.95
RUB9,795.53
$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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