Daegu vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3393
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$385
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$1036
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
64
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
2.38M
3.33M

The cost of living in Daegu is 52% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4879th and 1098th ($1114 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 months in Daegu compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Daegu ranked 31st best city to live in South Korea vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2608th and 306th 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
$7.02
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1150
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7325
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9964
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.7
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.37
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.5
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$534
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27898
$12682

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$1083
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$973
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$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
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$1503
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$2084
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$1768
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$1232
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$1603
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$1050
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$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
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$548
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$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507