Cost of living comparison

South Korea

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Portugal

Almada vs. Daejeon Cost of Living Summary

Almada is 53.4% more expensive than Daejeon.

Restaurants: pay 79.8% more in Almada
Groceries: pay 33.7% less in Almada
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Almada
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Almada
Childcare: pay 31.3% more in Almada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in Almada
Clothing: pay 28.4% more in Almada

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Almada are more expensive than in Daejeon. Notably, housing, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Almada.

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Almada vs. Daejeon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.8% more for restaurants

	Daejeon	Almada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩10,002	$16.35 €14.30	+143.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.17 ₩7,685	$10.51 €9.19	+103.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ₩2,063	$1.72 €1.50	+23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ₩1,158	$1.16 €1.01	+48.6%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 33.7% less for groceries

	Daejeon	Almada
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 ₩3,816	$1.24 €1.08	-51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 ₩7,580	$6.23 €5.45	+22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.66 ₩11,398	$4.03 €3.53	-47.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 ₩3,731	$3.36 €2.94	+34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.45 ₩5,134	$3.44 €3.01	-0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.69 ₩5,492	$1.07 €0.93	-71.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 ₩2,149	$0.65 €0.57	-54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.46 ₩3,661	$0.91 €0.80	-62.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.30 ₩3,419	$1.12 €0.98	-51.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.25 ₩3,343	$0.83 €0.72	-63.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 ₩1,767	$0.90 €0.78	-24.5%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Daejeon	Almada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 ₩6,463	$7.59 €6.63	+74.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.61 ₩15,792	$46.72 €40.85	+340.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,696.92 ₩40M	$35,039.69 €30,637.13	+31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.70 ₩12,949	$10.75 €9.40	+23.5%
Average			+117.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Daejeon	Almada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.59 ₩35,093	$43.22 €37.79	+83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.78 ₩526K	$1,203.03 €1,051.87	+240.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.89 ₩449K	$1,036.59 €906.35	+243.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.45 ₩185K	$112.34 €98.23	-9.7%
Average			+139.2%

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pay 31.3% more for childcare

	Daejeon	Almada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$273.59 ₩407K	$628.37 €549.41	+129.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,609.06 ₩50M	$11,095.90 €9,701.76	-67.0%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Daejeon	Almada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 ₩4,738	$2.34 €2.04	-26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 ₩5,352	$2.29 €2.00	-36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,738	$6.66 €5.82	+109.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.01 ₩43,165	$37.38 €32.68	+28.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩15,792	$8.76 €7.66	-17.5%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 28.4% more for clothing

	Daejeon	Almada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.85 ₩90,541	$111.27 €97.29	+82.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.92 ₩57,904	$42.18 €36.88	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.06 ₩113K	$87.60 €76.59	+15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.83 ₩150K	$108.04 €94.46	+7.2%
Average			+28.4%

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