Daejeon vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2735
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$370
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$836
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.8
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2352
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
76
64
😀 Quality of life
86
86
🏙️ Population
1.48M
3.33M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 58% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5865th and 1098th ($975 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Daejeon compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 314th and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Dubai

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Daejeon Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.5
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5730
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4514
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.36
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.6
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19159
$12682

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$1043
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
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31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$1084
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$997
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$1066
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1222
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$980
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$915
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1134
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$981
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$995
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$1007
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1041
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$968
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$992
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$1098
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$977
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1025
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1025
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1027
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$1000
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1077
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$1005
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1036
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$970
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1049
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$1111
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$988
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1057
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$990
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1003
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1140
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1087
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$1114
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$871
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1025
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1127

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$1603
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$1802
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$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
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$561
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$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
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$520
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$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
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$1226
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$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
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$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507