Daejeon vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Daejeon	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$5115
🏠 One person rent	$374	$1245
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2194
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$4614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	87
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	1.48M	776K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 56% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 5901st and 1510th ($959 vs $2182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th 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 2.3 months in Daejeon compared to 2.1 months in Frankfurt. Daejeon ranked 29th best city to live in South Korea vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 2496th and 38th 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	$5.86	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1001
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$1844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5257	$8398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4227	$5144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.12	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.03	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$64.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13539	$16203

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Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$1020
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$1063
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$1046
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$1050
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1153
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$998
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$831
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1085
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$957
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$934
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$1020
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$973
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$920
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$949
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$1059
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1076
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$1068
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$981
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1120
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$1171
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$980
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$1079
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$1066
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$1037
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$1080
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1196
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$1049
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1112
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$1110
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1307
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$1062
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$929
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$1004
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1435

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1861
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1812
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1844
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1836
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1832
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1640
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1741
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1757
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1693
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1815
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1763
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1713
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1813
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1755
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1801
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1776
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1793
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1810
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1756
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1922
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1810
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1736
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1756
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1775
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1763
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1769