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Daegu vs. Naperville Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 9.0% cheaper than Naperville.

Restaurants
pay 56.0% less in Daegu
Groceries
pay 64.7% more in Daegu
Transportation
pay 21.4% less in Daegu
Housing
pay 53.5% less in Daegu
Childcare
pay 3.6% less in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.1% less in Daegu
Clothing
pay 41.7% more in Daegu

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

Daegu vs. Naperville Cost Breakdown

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

pay 56.0% less for restaurants

 
Naperville
Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$6.72
₩10,002
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.50
 
$5.48
₩8,159
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.95
 
$1.48
₩2,197

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pay 64.7% more for groceries

 
Naperville
Daegu
Bread
1 loaf
$2.34
 
$4.50
₩6,702
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.86
 
$5.54
₩8,238
Milk (1 gallon) $3.20
 
$8.81
₩13,115

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

 
Naperville
Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.50
 
$4.32
₩6,434
Monthly public transit pass $129.00
 
$70.76
₩105K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,500.00
 
$26,696.92
₩40M

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pay 53.5% less for housing

 
Naperville
Daegu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.25
 
$19.81
₩29,478
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,950.00
 
$379.34
₩564K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,683.33
 
$249.67
₩371K

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pay 3.6% less for childcare

 
Naperville
Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,500.00
 
$254.87
₩379K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,795.00
 
$27,763.25
₩41M

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pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Naperville
Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.00
 
$3.54
₩5,264
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.33
 
$3.46
₩5,147
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.50
 
$3.18
₩4,738

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pay 41.7% more for clothing

 
Naperville
Daegu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.00
 
$53.11
₩79,019
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.67
 
$47.76
₩71,064
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$66.67
 
$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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