Daejeon vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daejeon	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2724	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$386	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$433	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2163	$652
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	49
😀 Quality of life	85	57
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.46M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 2% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 5544th and 5385th ($992 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 15th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daejeon compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 350th and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Guadalajara

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	Daejeon	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.41	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5276	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4192	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.03	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.07	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15827	$5853

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214