Daejeon vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$905
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2360
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$341
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2105
$923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
75
80
🏙️ Population
1.48M
7.41M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 66% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6225th and 640th ($905 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Daejeon compared to 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Daejeon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1609th and 676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Hong Kong

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Daejeon Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$6.99
 Cappuccino
$3.23
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4953
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3948
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.66
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.49
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18250
$22758

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$933
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$971
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1009
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$990
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$865
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$997
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1128
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$938
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$771
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1012
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$919
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$887
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$964
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1016
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$923
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$931
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$852
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$914
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$952
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1019
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$917
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$922
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1061
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1108
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$930
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1033
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$985
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1045
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$993
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1022
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1179
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1001
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1053
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1313
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$992
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$883
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$943
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1455

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620