Daegu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$396
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
59
😀 Quality of life
77
81
🏙️ Population
2.38M
595K

The cost of living in Daegu is 16% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5347th and 4678th ($1043 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.3 months in Riga. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1141st and 668th 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
$6.84
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$5.82
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$9.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$17597

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$997
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$991
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406