Daejeon vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daejeon	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2724	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1125
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$1929
🍽️ Food expenses	$433	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2163	$3700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	87
😀 Quality of life	85	94
🏙️ Population	1.48M	776K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 50% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 5544th and 1863rd ($992 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 4th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daejeon compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 350th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Frankfurt

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	Daejeon	Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.41	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5276	$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4192	$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.03	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.07	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15827	$14496

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Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$977
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$1019
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$1038
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$1019
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$936
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$1038
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$959
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$854
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$1000
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$977
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$1005
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$1026
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$979
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$900
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$992
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$1033
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1042
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$1036
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$970
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1127
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$1020
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$987
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$1026
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$1022
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$1016
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$1063
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1165
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$1070
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1098
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$1074
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1283
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$995
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$880
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$1022
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1400

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595