The report card
Editorial scores from people who have worked from each city. The hard numbers below come from official sources.
Cost in real numbers
Data last checked July 2026. Sources: KOSIS, Korea Real Estate Board, Korail, KMA, Ookla, and each coworking space's published pricing.
Daegu is Korea's fourth city: ~2.36 million people and a coffee culture that outruns its size. A month runs ₩1.2–1.85M, roughly 20% less than Seoul. Come in spring or fall; summers are Korea's hottest.
About this city
Daegu gets skipped by most nomads, which is exactly why the ones who stop love it — Korea's fourth city has proper coffee culture, a walkable downtown, and rents that make Seoul look like a prank.
Summers are famously hot (locals call it 'Daefrica' — we didn't make that up), so come in spring or fall. KTX puts you in Seoul in under two hours.
Getting around
Subway covers the city; KTX to Seoul in under 2 hours