Daegu vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$348	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	15
😀 Quality of life	70	47
🏙️ Population	2.38M	886K

The cost of living in Daegu is 8% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5531st and 4967th ($995 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2337th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Tabuk

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	Daegu	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028