Ok, this is fun. At least to me, anyways. I just found a great table on Daegu city’s website that shows price comparisons for goods being sold in all of Daegu’s major street markets. There’s a lot to go through, but I’ll break it down according to where expats can buy the cheapest of stuff that we would likely be apt to buy in a Korean street market.

Cheapest market for green onions
Chilseong Market, 500won for 1kg.

Lettuce
Chilseong, 120won per 100g.

Oranges
Chilseong, Dong-gu, Bongdeok, Seonam, Paldal. 8000won for 10

Potatoes
Nammun, Seomun, Chilseong, Suseong, 2000won for 1kg

Tomatoes
Dong-gu, Seomun, 2500won for 1kg

Watermelon
Nammun, Chilseong, Suseong, 15,000won for 8kg size

Ramen
Chilseong, 590won for 120g bag

Uncooked rice
Nammun, Seomun, 3750won for 1 kg

Eggs
Paldal, 1200won for 10 eggs

Chicken
Bongdeok, Suseong, 2660won for 1 kg

Beef (sirloin)
Bongdeok, Chilseong, Paldal, 5000won for 500g

Strawberries
Dong-gu, Seomun, Bongdeok, Suseong, 5000won for 1kg

While certainly not as choice as being able to buy stuff on base or at Seoul favorites, such as Hannam Market, Daegu has some decent ‘gray markets’ sprinkled around, where you can get Western goods not commonly found in your avg shopping experience in Emart, Home Plus, etc…

Gyodong Market seems to have the best concentration. Their selection seems to be on par with most grey/black market vendors that you’d find in the import markets of Namdaemun. The best one is actually closer to Camp Walker, tucked away in Bongdeok Market. Any of these are worth a visit, if you’re in the area. Costco would still be the best bet for a lot of stuff, IMO,