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Which city is better to live/work in Busan or Daegu?

Thank you!

[joshhughes77]

That really depends on you, doesn't it?

If you're in love with the beach, by all means shoot for Busan. However, while Busan is a little bigger (and more expensive) than Daegu, the things to see/do are a lot more spread out. Daegu is more centralized.
How much do you plan to travel around Korea? Busan is a little more isolated on the coast, while Daegu is more towards the center of Korea and a quicker trip to anywhere.
How particular are you about your job? Busan is a very competitive market.
I think you need to provide a little more info about what you're looking for before you can make this decision.

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well I would be starting my first year in Korea. I'm interested in a large city with lots of culture, sights to see/explore, great infrastructure, subway/public transit, stuff to do, stores, supermarkets, etc.

[joshhughes77]

[just bob]

Daegu is absolutely freezing in the winter.

[oskinny1]

[furtakk]

Busan is nicer, but the areas worth visiting are spread out. Daegu is much more centralized, but is limited in terms of interesting areas. Daegu is also in a great location for seeing the rest of the country if you plan on doing a lot of weekend trips. If I was in your position, I would probably choose Busan. The summer/warm season is long in Korea and living in a big coastal city is awesome during that time.

Any reason why you're ruling out Seoul? The things you want are much more abundant there.

[ETA]

I thought Seoul being 10 million + people may be abit too big, polluted, difficult to make new friends, too fast paced of life, it might be too much of the rat race/move or be moved

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[brento1138]

I lived in Daegu for 1.5 years and have never lived in Busan, but visited it on several occasions. My vote would be with Busan. It's bigger, more to explore / see / do. A bit further from Seoul, and not as central as Daegu, but no big deal... Daegu is only 1 hour by subway. I find that Busan has everything that Daegu has, but the opposite is not true. Daegu lacks a beach... the beach is nice especially in October, during the film festival.

Go with Busan!

[DeMayonnaise]

[Xuanzang]

[brento1138]

[furtakk]

basically it's like this.
living in daegu, i would make a few trips to busan throughout the year.
living in busan, i would never bother visiting daegu unless i had friends there.

[DaeguKid]

I like visiting Busan, good enough for me. Same with Seoul. As for Daegu, been here for a good bit now. It has gotten much better over the years.
My take, if you want to make friends, I would imagine Daegu is easier. The city has a lot going on in its waygook community. Sports leagues, language groups, reading clubs, theater groups. Some of that stuff I am into, some I am not. But the point being, the option is there.

Daegu is not the biggest city and I think that is what makes it better than Seoul and Busan. Tighter community. So if making friends are important to you, I would say Daegu is your easiest way to go about it.

Good luck in your choices.