Daejeon vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Daejeon	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2517	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$358	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$395	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2372	$1017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	76	49
😀 Quality of life	72	58
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.48M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 24% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5810th and 4389th ($924 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 10th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Daejeon compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Daejeon ranked 30th best city to live in South Korea vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 2004th and 5642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Zapopan

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	Daejeon	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$809	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6222	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.37	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.46	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15774	$5586

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781