Daegu vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3393
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$385
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1036
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
39
😀 Quality of life
70
73
🏙️ Population
2.38M
903K

The cost of living in Daegu is 13% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4879th and 5777th ($1114 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th in South Korea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Daegu compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2608th and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Daegu Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.02
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1150
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7325
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9964
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.7
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.37
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.5
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$534
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27898
$8345

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$992
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$995
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$1341
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1083
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$973
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1000
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$981
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$1008
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1099
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$901
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$871
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1146
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$992
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1122
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$978
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$893
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$931
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$1005
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$975
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$999
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$915
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$997
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1098
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$1043
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1084
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1027
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1098
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$980
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$999
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$981
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$968
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1066
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$1000
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1222

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Distance City Cost of living
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$870
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$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547