Daejeon vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2381
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$345
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$585
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2191
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
76
82
🏙️ Population
1.48M
7.41M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 66% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6201st and 621st ($922 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 2.4 months in Daejeon compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Daejeon ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1553rd and 632nd 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
$6.07
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$6.97
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5185
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4171
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.69
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$283
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15719
$22890

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$986
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$1019
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$1005
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$903
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$1015
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1121
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$982
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$823
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1072
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$951
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$916
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1046
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$964
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$954
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$892
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$943
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$984
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1050
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$986
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$963
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1102
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1134
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$970
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1053
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1076
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$1003
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1063
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1179
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1044
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1112
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1073
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1292
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$1043
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$916
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$988
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1425

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
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$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608