Cheonan vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cheonan	Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1128	$905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2778	$2360
🏠 One person rent	$568	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$976	$577
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1573	$2105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	63	77
😀 Quality of life	70	75
🏙️ Population	657K	1.48M

The cost of living in Cheonan is 25% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 4915th and 6225th ($1128 vs $905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 78th in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cheonan compared to 2.3 months in Daejeon. Ranked 40th vs 11th best cities to live in South Korea, and 3774th vs 1609th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cheonan vs Daejeon

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	Cheonan	Daejeon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.31	$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.94	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$770	$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$75.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$4953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4633	$3948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$6.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.23	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17584	$18250

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Cities near Cheonan

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
25 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1016
35 km or 22 mi	Cheongju	$865
37 km or 23 mi	Sejong	$971
38 km or 24 mi	Osan	$1019
39 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1009
48 km or 30 mi	Dangjin	$952
48 km or 30 mi	Yongin	$1061
55 km or 34 mi	Daejeon	$905
55 km or 34 mi	Suwon	$985
55 km or 34 mi	Asan	$997
56 km or 35 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
59 km or 36 mi	Icheon	$1108
60 km or 37 mi	Gyeryong	$933
62 km or 39 mi	Uiwang	$1022
62 km or 39 mi	Seosan	$917
65 km or 40 mi	Ansan	$1001
65 km or 40 mi	Gunpo	$1053
67 km or 42 mi	Nonsan	$990
68 km or 42 mi	Gwangju	$1179
68 km or 42 mi	Siheung	$1313
68 km or 42 mi	Anyang	$943
69 km or 43 mi	Yeoju	$1033
70 km or 44 mi	Seongnam	$1455
71 km or 44 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
71 km or 44 mi	Boryeong	$1012
72 km or 45 mi	Chungju	$852
79 km or 49 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
82 km or 51 mi	Hanam	$1152
84 km or 52 mi	Bucheon	$1090
86 km or 53 mi	Incheon	$1032
87 km or 54 mi	Seoul	$1296
88 km or 54 mi	Guri	$1089
91 km or 56 mi	Wonju	$1062
92 km or 57 mi	Namyangju	$1094
96 km or 60 mi	Mungyeong	$931
98 km or 61 mi	Iksan	$938
99 km or 61 mi	Goyang	$1052
99 km or 61 mi	Gimpo	$1040
100 km or 62 mi	Sangju	$919

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