Busan vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2517
🏠 One person rent
$380
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$2372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
73
76
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.48M

The cost of living in Busan is 11% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 5114th and 5810th ($1029 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 75th in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 2.6 months in Daejeon. Ranked 4th vs 30th best cities to live in South Korea, and 108th vs 2004th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Daejeon

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Busan Daejeon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$6222
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$15774

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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