Cost of living comparison

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Daegu vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 26.1% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants
pay 65.8% less in Daegu
Groceries
pay 28.6% more in Daegu
Transportation
pay 44.1% less in Daegu
Housing
pay 57.1% less in Daegu
Childcare
pay 12.9% more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.9% less in Daegu
Clothing
pay 19.5% less in Daegu

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

Daegu vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

pay 65.8% less for restaurants

 
Paris
Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.20
$6.72
₩10,481
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.02
€12.16
$5.48
₩8,550
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.24
€3.68
$1.48
₩2,303

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pay 28.6% more for groceries

 
Paris
Daegu
Bread
1 loaf
$2.10
€1.82
$4.50
₩7,023
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.76
€11.07
$5.54
₩8,633
Milk (1 gallon) $5.95
€5.16
$8.81
₩13,744

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pay 44.1% less for transportation

 
Paris
Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.06
€6.99
$4.32
₩6,742
Monthly public transit pass $103.72
€90.00
$70.76
₩110K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,904.00
€31,154.37
$26,696.92
₩42M

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pay 57.1% less for housing

 
Paris
Daegu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.58
€32.61
$19.81
₩30,892
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,637.45
€1,420.83
$379.34
₩591K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,198.19
€1,039.69
$249.67
₩389K

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pay 12.9% more for childcare

 
Paris
Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $798.13
€692.54
$254.87
₩397K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,327.34
€12,432.02
$27,763.25
₩43M

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pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Paris
Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.18
€7.09
$3.54
₩5,516
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.93
€4.28
$3.46
₩5,394
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.18
€13.18
$3.18
₩4,965

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

 
Paris
Daegu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$118.15
€102.52
$53.11
₩82,807
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.25
€41.86
$47.76
₩74,471
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$123.09
€106.80
$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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