Daejeon vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Daejeon	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$922	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2381	$4317
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$585	$1745
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2191	$3958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	60
😀 Quality of life	76	88
🏙️ Population	1.48M	246K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 50% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6201st and 2713th ($922 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1895th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Daejeon ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 1553rd and 333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Louisville

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	Daejeon	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.07	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$298	$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.2	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.67%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5185	$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4171	$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.69	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$283	$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15719	$16074

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Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$986
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$1019
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$1005
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$903
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$1015
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1121
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$982
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$823
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1072
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$951
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$916
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$1046
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$954
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$892
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$943
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$984
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1050
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$986
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$963
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$1134
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$970
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$1053
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$1003
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$1063
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1179
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$1044
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1112
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$1073
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1292
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$1043
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$916
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$988
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1425

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011