Daegu vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2634
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$379
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2143
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
66
😀 Quality of life
77
90
🏙️ Population
2.38M
3.94M

The cost of living in Daegu is 60% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5639th and 947th ($992 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1144th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Dubai

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Daegu Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.01
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7098
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5282
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.4
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.7
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27904
$17401

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$964
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$1023
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$914
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$887
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$924
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1013
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1044
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$989
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$919
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$974
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$957
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$1014
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$992
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$883
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1051
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$931
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1084
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$961
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$946
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$982
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$930
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$905
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$933
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$771
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$865
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$852
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$971
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$990
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$973
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$993
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1009
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$938
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$950
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$954
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$923
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$997
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$922
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1128

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$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469