Brussels vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$2517
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$2372
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
96
76
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
189K
1.48M

The cost of living in Brussels is 102% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 2147th and 5810th ($1869 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in Belgium and South Korea, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2.6 months in Daejeon. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Daejeon ranked 30th in South Korea, while ranked 148th and 2004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Daejeon

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Brussels Daejeon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$3778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$6222
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$8.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$5.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$15774

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Daejeon

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Gyeryong
$932
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$963
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$949
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$945
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$903
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$992
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$940
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$923
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$787
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1084
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$1060
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$1076
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$975
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$986
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$902
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$999
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$1009
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$1055
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1024
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1005
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$955
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$949
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$960
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$973
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$987
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1088
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$967
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1054
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1063
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1127
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1120
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$880
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1081
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$1113
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$865
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1097
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1121