Daejeon vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Daejeon	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$3035
🏠 One person rent	$370	$477
🏘️ Family rent	$836	$1011
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2352	$2868
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	76	98
😀 Quality of life	86	76
🏙️ Population	1.48M	919K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 14% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 5865th and 4810th ($975 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 12th in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Daejeon compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Ranked 6th vs 10th best cities to live in South Korea, and 314th vs 938th 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	$6.84	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.5	$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$927	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5730	$11353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4514	$6094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$2.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.5	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.2	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19159	$21935

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1087
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1057
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1074
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1085
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1003
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1025
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1461
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$970
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1142
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$990
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1077
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1025
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1008
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$941
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$966
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1067
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1036
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1041
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$989
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1020
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1140
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1222
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$839
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1025
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1567
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$1098
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$997
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1027
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1111
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1043
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1098