Daejeon vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Daejeon	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2517	$5104
🏠 One person rent	$358	$1223
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$2302
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2372	$3083
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	88
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	1.48M	488K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 55% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5810th and 1692nd ($924 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 46th in South Korea and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Daejeon compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Daejeon ranked 30th best city to live in South Korea vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2004th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Edinburgh

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	Daejeon	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$6.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$809	$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6222	$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.37	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.46	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.2	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15774	$14724

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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

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1651
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1659
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1537
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1731
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1527
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$1884
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1734
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1524
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1514
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1723
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1520
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1632
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1910
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1833
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1673
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1702
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1661
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1644
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1430
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1630
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1566
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1629
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1657
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1554
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1251
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1321
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1411
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1568
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1305
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1532
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1719
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666