Daegu vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$348	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$2468
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	73	40
😀 Quality of life	70	74
🏙️ Population	2.38M	903K

The cost of living in Daegu is 6% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5531st and 5127th ($995 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 6th 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 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2337th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Dammam

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	Daegu	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$8339

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$992
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1075
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1027
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$988
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1000
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$983
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1059
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$959
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$998
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$880
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1054
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$979
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1060
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$887
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$924
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$987
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$992
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$854
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$900
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1019
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1019
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1059
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1016
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$959
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1012
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$937
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1038
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$970
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1151

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552