Barcelona vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2381
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$585
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$2191
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
98
77
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.48M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 129% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6201st ($2116 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 79th in Spain and South Korea, respectively. Check Spain vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 2.4 months in Daejeon. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Daejeon ranked 12th in South Korea, while ranked 205th and 1553rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Daejeon

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Barcelona Daejeon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$79.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$5185
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$4171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$15719

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Gyeryong
$945
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$986
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1019
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$1005
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$903
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$1015
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1121
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$982
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$823
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1072
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$951
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$916
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1046
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$964
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$954
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$892
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$943
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$984
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1050
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$986
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$963
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1102
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1134
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$970
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1053
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1076
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$1003
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1063
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1179
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1044
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1112
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1073
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1292
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$1043
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$916
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$988
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1425