Daejeon vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Daejeon	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$1732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2517	$3831
🏠 One person rent	$358	$950
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$1492
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2372	$3155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	76	63
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.01M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 47% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 5810th and 2554th ($924 vs $1732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 96th in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Daejeon compared to 1.8 months in Edmonton. Daejeon ranked 30th best city to live in South Korea vs Edmonton ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 2004th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Edmonton

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	Daejeon	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$5.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$718
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$809	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$1166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$59.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$3053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6222	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.37	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.46	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$60.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.2	$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$638
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15774	$7157

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1694
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1688
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2113
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1860
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1835
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1696
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1424
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1718
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2484
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2276
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1526
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2022
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$1795
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2445
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2023
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1526
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1568
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2034
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2407
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2595
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2564
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2251
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2329
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1908