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Daejeon vs. Brugge Cost of Living Summary

Daejeon is 35.0% cheaper than Brugge.

Restaurants: pay 62.5% less in Daejeon
Groceries: pay 76.3% more in Daejeon
Transportation: pay 51.6% less in Daejeon
Housing: pay 57.2% less in Daejeon
Childcare: pay 47.9% more in Daejeon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.4% less in Daejeon
Clothing: pay 33.8% less in Daejeon

The cost of groceries and childcare in Daejeon are more expensive than in Brugge. Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Daejeon. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Daejeon.

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Daejeon vs. Brugge Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Daejeon instead of Brugge, you would:

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pay 62.5% less for restaurants

	Brugge	Daejeon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$7.46 ₩9,962	-66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$5.45 ₩7,273	-51.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 €2.63	$1.23 ₩1,644	-58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 €2.57	$0.66 ₩877	-77.2%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 76.3% more for groceries

	Brugge	Daejeon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.92 €1.71	$2.71 ₩3,611	+40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 €5.14	$5.50 ₩7,347	-4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 €4.14	$8.08 ₩10,786	+73.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.84 €3.41	$2.52 ₩3,367	-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42 €4.82	$3.64 ₩4,858	-32.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.05	$4.99 ₩6,665	+321.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$2.52 ₩3,367	+154.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$2.60 ₩3,464	+162.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.91	$2.69 ₩3,593	+162.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$2.37 ₩3,163	+126.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.38	$1.25 ₩1,672	+196.0%
Average			+76.3%

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pay 51.6% less for transportation

	Brugge	Daejeon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.79	$4.72 ₩6,303	-38.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.87 €48.83	$11.20 ₩14,944	-79.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	$28,162.26 ₩38M	-20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.07 €20.53	$9.18 ₩12,254	-60.2%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 57.2% less for housing

	Brugge	Daejeon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.04 €47.21	$22.39 ₩29,887	-57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.78 €822.20	$373.20 ₩498K	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$839.80 €747.45	$298.56 ₩398K	-64.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.43 €143.67	$133.06 ₩178K	-17.6%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 47.9% more for childcare

	Brugge	Daejeon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.19 €531.52	$302.29 ₩403K	-49.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,038.81 €4,484.72	$21,781.84 ₩29M	+332.3%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Brugge	Daejeon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.32 €4.73	$3.55 ₩4,732	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.86	$3.68 ₩4,908	-15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.16 €11.71	$3.36 ₩4,483	-74.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.66 €37.97	$33.59 ₩44,831	-21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €12.96	$11.20 ₩14,944	-23.1%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 33.8% less for clothing

	Brugge	Daejeon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.18 €90.94	$64.19 ₩85,677	-37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.35 €52.82	$41.05 ₩54,793	-30.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.65 €78.90	$93.30 ₩125K	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$253.81 €225.90	$106.36 ₩142K	-58.1%
Average			-33.8%

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