Cologne vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2360
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$2105
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
92
77
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.48M

The cost of living in Cologne is 114% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 2200th and 6225th ($1941 vs $905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 78th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 2.3 months in Daejeon. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Daejeon ranked 11th in South Korea, while ranked 21st and 1609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Daejeon

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Cologne Daejeon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$75.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$4953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$3948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$6.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$18250

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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