Abu Dhabi vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$664
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$2256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
71
😀 Quality of life
85
77
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.38M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 98% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 1859th and 5347th ($2070 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th in the United Arab Emirates and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Daegu ranked 8th in South Korea, while ranked 447th and 1141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Daegu

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Abu Dhabi Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$6863
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$5901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$8.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$56.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$27966

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$1710
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$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$976
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$997
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$991
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$943
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$916
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1032
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1030
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$951
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$993
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1020
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$946
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$994
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$916
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1111
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$954
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1114
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$961
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$981
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$970
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$922
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$823
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$892
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$986
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1005
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1014
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$982
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$976
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$964
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1015
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$963
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1121