Daegu vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$396
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
71
70
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
2.38M
7.01M

The cost of living in Daegu is 36% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5347th and 3529th ($1043 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1141st and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Riyadh

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Daegu Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$9443

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$976
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$997
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$991
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$943
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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487