Brussels vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2360
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$2105
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
96
77
😀 Quality of life
91
75
🏙️ Population
196K
1.48M

The cost of living in Brussels is 124% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 1939th and 6225th ($2030 vs $905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th 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 2.3 months in Daejeon. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Daejeon ranked 11th in South Korea, while ranked 121st and 1609th 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
$21.2
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$75.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$4953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$3948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$18250

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Daejeon

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Gyeryong
$933
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$971
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1009
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$990
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$865
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$997
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1128
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$938
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$771
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1012
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$919
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$887
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$964
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1016
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$923
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$931
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$852
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$914
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$952
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1019
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$917
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$922
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1061
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1108
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$930
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1033
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$985
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1045
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$993
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1022
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1179
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1001
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1053
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1313
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$992
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$883
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$943
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1455