Daejeon vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Daejeon	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2517	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$358	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2372	$2599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	76	77
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	1.48M	936K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 53% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5810th and 1907th ($924 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 10th in South Korea and Israel, respectively. Check South Korea vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Daejeon compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Daejeon ranked 30th best city to live in South Korea vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 2004th and 276th 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	$5.64	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$809	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6222	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.37	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.46	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15774	$10218

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Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$932
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$963
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$949
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$945
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$903
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$992
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$940
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$923
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$787
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$1060
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$975
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$902
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$999
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$1009
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$1055
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1024
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$1005
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$955
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$949
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$960
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$973
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$987
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$967
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$1054
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1063
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$1127
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1120
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$880
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1081
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$1113
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$865
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$1097
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1121

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499