cost
Cost of Living Index
Daejeon90.3 / 0
Seoul51.5 / 100
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.
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cost
safety
housing
housing
jobs
jobs
health
health
Winner
Seoul wins on 12 of 22 metrics compared to Daejeon.
Top trade-offs
Daejeon leads safety, rent, and housing; Seoul leads cost, salary, and jobs.
cost
Daejeon
90.3
city
Seoul
51.5
city
safety
Daejeon
71.9
city
Seoul
56.3
city
housing
Daejeon
$1,659
city
Seoul
$2,507
city
housing
Daejeon
9.8x
city
Seoul
12.2x
city
jobs
Daejeon
$3,172/mo
city
Seoul
$3,610/mo
city
jobs
Daejeon
9.7%
city
Seoul
5.6%
city
health
Daejeon
65.1
city
Seoul
72.7
city
health
Daejeon
80.8 years
city
Seoul
75.0 years
city
environment
Daejeon
29.9 ug/m3
city
Seoul
43.0 ug/m3
city
environment
Daejeon
76.1
city
Seoul
61.9
city
infrastructure
Daejeon
48 Mbps
city
Seoul
63 Mbps
city
demographics
Daejeon
0.8%
city
Seoul
2.4%
city
education
Daejeon
62.9
city
Seoul
88.2
city
transport
Daejeon
65
city
Seoul
85.7
city
safety
Daejeon
14.3 per 100k
city
Seoul
19.3 per 100k
city
safety
Daejeon
32.0 per 100k
city
Seoul
33.3 per 100k
city
health
Daejeon
22.7%
city
Seoul
12.3%
city
quality
Daejeon
7.1
city
Seoul
5.5
city
housing
Daejeon
$4,778/sqm
city
Seoul
$3,854/sqm
city
religion
Daejeon
48.4%
city
Seoul
74.3%
city
religion
Daejeon
38.7%
city
Seoul
38.2%
city
religion
Daejeon
15.3%
city
Seoul
43.4%
city