Daegu vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Daegu Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$413
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
86
74
🏙️ Population
2.44M
7.01M

The cost of living in Daegu is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4689th and 2922nd ($1113 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st 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 months in Daegu compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Daegu ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 241st and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Daegu vs Riyadh infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Daegu vs Riyadh

Prices for goods and services in Daegu and Riyadh are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Daegu Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.69
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6463
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8417
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.76
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.09
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.89
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$131
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.6
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$369
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16639
$9649

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Daegu

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$973
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$1055
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$1076
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1326
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$963
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$989
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$1060
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$953
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1078
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$907
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1006
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$865
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$878
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$999
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1029
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$958
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$882
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$910
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$960
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$924
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$932
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$787
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1009
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$963
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$945
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$991
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$967
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$949
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$923
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$1002
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$984
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$902
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$992
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$955
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$940

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561