Daejeon vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Daejeon	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$905	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2360	$4341
🏠 One person rent	$341	$1070
🏘️ Family rent	$577	$1746
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2105	$4016
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	60
😀 Quality of life	75	87
🏙️ Population	1.48M	246K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 51% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6225th and 2604th ($905 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1876th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Daejeon compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Daejeon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 1609th and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Daejeon	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$503	$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.3	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4953	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3948	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.49	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$268	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18250	$16070

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035