Daegu vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$348
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$774
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2232
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
20
😀 Quality of life
70
66
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.41M

The cost of living in Daegu is 18% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5531st and 4439th ($995 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2337th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Daegu Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6867
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9403
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.58
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.07
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20323
$7421

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44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$992
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$977
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$1388
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$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

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$829
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$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905