Daejeon vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Daejeon	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$905	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2360	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$341	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$577	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2105	$4127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	77	77
😀 Quality of life	75	86
🏙️ Population	1.48M	936K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 66% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6225th and 638th ($905 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 3rd in South Korea and Israel, respectively. Check South Korea vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Daejeon compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Daejeon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 1609th and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Jerusalem

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	Daejeon	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$503	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.3	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4953	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3948	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.49	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$268	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18250	$30598

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Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845