Daejeon vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$374
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
1.48M
7.41M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 65% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5901st and 532nd ($959 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Daejeon ranked 29th best city to live in South Korea vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 2496th and 548th 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
$5.86
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$7.01
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5257
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.12
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13539
$22102

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$976
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$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

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$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
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$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
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$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598