Daegu vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$396
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
71
41
😀 Quality of life
77
58
🏙️ Population
2.38M
2.43M

The cost of living in Daegu is 6% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5347th and 5028th ($1043 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1 months in Mecca. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1141st and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Mecca

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Daegu Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$4622

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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

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514