Adelaide vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adelaide	Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1978	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$2724
🏠 One person rent	$1150	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$433
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3388	$2163
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	50	76
😀 Quality of life	94	85
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.48M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 99% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 1894th and 5544th ($1978 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 64th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 2.2 months in Daejeon. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Daejeon ranked 6th in South Korea, while ranked 46th and 350th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Daejeon

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	Adelaide	Daejeon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1801	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6777	$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4517	$4192
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$9.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$7.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.6	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$843	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7829	$15827

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1669
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$977
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$1019
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$1038
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$1019
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$936
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$1038
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$959
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$854
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$1000
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$977
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$1005
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$1026
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$979
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$900
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$992
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$1033
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1042
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$1036
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$970
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1127
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$1020
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$987
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$1026
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$1022
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$1016
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$1063
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1165
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$1070
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1098
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$1074
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1283
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$995
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$880
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$1022
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1400