Daegu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2634
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$379
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2143
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
59
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
2.38M
595K

The cost of living in Daegu is 21% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5639th and 4631st ($992 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 2nd in South Korea and Latvia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1144th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Riga

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Daegu Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.01
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.12%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7098
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5282
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.4
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.7
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27904
$18197

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$943
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$964
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$1023
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$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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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391