Bucharest vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2517
🏠 One person rent
$449
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$2372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
76
76
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.48M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 4% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 5593rd and 5810th ($961 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 75th in Romania and South Korea, respectively. Check Romania vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 2.6 months in Daejeon. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Daejeon ranked 30th in South Korea, while ranked 703rd and 2004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Daejeon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$3778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$6222
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$8.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$5.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$15774

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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