Daejeon vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Daejeon	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2517	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$358	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2372	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	95
😀 Quality of life	72	64
🏙️ Population	1.48M	12.4M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 11% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5810th and 5031st ($924 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 1st in South Korea and Brazil, respectively. Check South Korea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Daejeon compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Daejeon ranked 30th best city to live in South Korea vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 2004th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Sao Paulo

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	Daejeon	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$809	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6222	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.37	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.46	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.2	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15774	$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659