Addis Ababa vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$758
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$664
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$2256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
34
71
😀 Quality of life
45
77
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.38M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 22% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 4635th and 5347th ($1269 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Ethiopia and South Korea, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Daegu ranked 8th in South Korea, while ranked 7273rd and 1141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Daegu

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Addis Ababa Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$6863
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$5901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$8.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$56.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$27966

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Daegu

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