Daejeon vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Daejeon	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$905	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2360	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$341	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$577	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2105	$1812
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	77	98
😀 Quality of life	75	73
🏙️ Population	1.48M	919K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 38% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 6225th and 4141st ($905 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Daejeon compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. Ranked 11th vs 19th best cities to live in South Korea, and 1609th vs 2195th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Seongnam

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	Daejeon	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$503	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.3	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4953	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3948	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.49	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$268	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18250	$14346

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1313
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1053
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$943
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$985
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1108
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1019
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1052
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1040
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1032
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$982
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1010
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1128
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$952
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1557
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$852
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$917
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$993
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$971
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1009