Daejeon vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2724
$5399
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1407
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$2721
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2163
$2766
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
80
😀 Quality of life
85
91
🏙️ Population
1.48M
568K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 57% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5544th and 1194th ($992 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 11th in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daejeon compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 350th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Surrey

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Daejeon Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$5.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.74%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4192
$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.03
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.07
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$84
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15827
$12026

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$1005
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$1026
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$937
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$984
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$979
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$992
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$1042
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$1036
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$970
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$1127
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$1020
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$987
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$1026
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$1022
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$1089
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$1016
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$1063
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$1165
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$1070
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$1098
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$1074
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$1283
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$995
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$880
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$1022
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$2495
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$2021
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$1969
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$2488
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$2093
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$2388
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$1883
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$2466
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$2093
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$2542
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$2047
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$2751
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$2023
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$2692
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$2527
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$2598
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$2604
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$2589
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$2637
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$2642
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$2726
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$2785
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$2973
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$2625
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$1810
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$2718
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$2810
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$2882
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$3239
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$3015
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