Daejeon vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Daejeon	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2432	$5159
🏠 One person rent	$374	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2387
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$3044
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	76	49
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	1.48M	608K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 58% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 5901st and 1270th ($959 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 5th in South Korea and Australia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Daejeon compared to 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Daejeon ranked 29th best city to live in South Korea vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 2496th and 255th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Gold Coast

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	Daejeon	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.86	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$97.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$6.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$546	$2559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$2014
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5257	$8866
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4227	$4115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.12	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$8.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$6.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$24.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.03	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$285	$2150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13539	$7100

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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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736