Daejeon vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Daejeon	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$370	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$836	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2352	$4332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	61
😀 Quality of life	86	87
🏙️ Population	1.48M	246K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 48% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5865th and 2276th ($975 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1806th 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 2.4 months in Daejeon compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 314th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Daejeon	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.5	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$927	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5730	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4514	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.5	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.2	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19159	$13601

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Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$999
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$1098
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$1084
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$1066
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1222
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$980
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$915
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1134
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$981
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$995
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$1007
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$1041
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$968
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$992
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$1098
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$977
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$1025
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1025
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$1027
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1142
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$1077
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$1005
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$1036
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$970
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$1111
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$988
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1057
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$990
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1003
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$1140
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1087
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$1114
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$871
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$1025
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1127

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954