Daegu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$348	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	61
😀 Quality of life	70	79
🏙️ Population	2.38M	605K

The cost of living in Daegu is 11% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5531st and 4764th ($995 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2337th and 596th 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	$6.43	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$13840

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$992
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$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

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220