cost
Cost of Living Index
Daejeon
90.3
city
Busan
88.8
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
No clear winner across 26 metrics.
cost
Daejeon
90.3
city
Busan
88.8
city
safety
Daejeon
71.9
city
Busan
67.5
city
housing
Daejeon
$1,659
city
Busan
$2,025
city
jobs
Daejeon
$3,172/mo
city
Busan
$3,042/mo
city
health
Daejeon
65.1
city
Busan
82.4
city
environment
Daejeon
29.9 ug/m3
city
Busan
41.3 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Daejeon
48 Mbps
city
Busan
43 Mbps
city
demographics
Daejeon
0.8%
city
Busan
2.0%
city
economy
Daejeon
10.1%
city
Busan
4.7%
city
economy
Daejeon
$3,837/mo
city
Busan
$5,164/mo
city
education
Daejeon
62.9
city
Busan
70.6
city
environment
Daejeon
76.1
city
Busan
68.9
city
environment
Daejeon
34.3 ug/m3
city
Busan
19.9 ug/m3
city
health
Daejeon
22.7%
city
Busan
6.5%
city
health
Daejeon
80.8 years
city
Busan
77.8 years
city
housing
Daejeon
$4,778/sqm
city
Busan
$5,986/sqm
city
housing
Daejeon
9.8x
city
Busan
10.3x
city
housing
Daejeon
$2,640/mo
city
Busan
$1,531/mo
city
jobs
Daejeon
9.7%
city
Busan
9.1%
city
quality
Daejeon
7.1
city
Busan
6.3
city
religion
Daejeon
15.3%
city
Busan
2.9%
city
religion
Daejeon
38.7%
city
Busan
20.6%
city
religion
Daejeon
48.4%
city
Busan
59.6%
city
safety
Daejeon
14.3 per 100k
city
Busan
3.2 per 100k
city
safety
Daejeon
32.0 per 100k
city
Busan
22.1 per 100k
city
transport
Daejeon
65
city
Busan
64.6
city