Cost of living comparison

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Curitiba vs. Daejeon Cost of Living Summary

Curitiba is 8.2% cheaper than Daejeon.

Restaurants
pay 0.5% less in Curitiba
Groceries
pay 55.1% less in Curitiba
Transportation
pay 80.6% more in Curitiba
Housing
pay 16.9% less in Curitiba
Childcare
pay 35.9% less in Curitiba
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.8% less in Curitiba
Clothing
pay 1.0% less in Curitiba

Expenses including groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Curitiba. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Curitiba.

Curitiba vs. Daejeon Cost Breakdown

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

pay 0.5% less for restaurants

 
Daejeon
Curitiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.72
₩10,002
$6.26
R$32.12
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.17
₩7,685
$6.56
R$33.65
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.39
₩2,063
$1.20
R$6.17

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pay 55.1% less for groceries

 
Daejeon
Curitiba
Bread
1 loaf
$2.56
₩3,816
$1.54
R$7.90
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.09
₩7,580
$4.26
R$21.84
Milk (1 gallon) $7.66
₩11,398
$3.81
R$19.56

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pay 80.6% more for transportation

 
Daejeon
Curitiba
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.34
₩6,463
$4.77
R$24.45
Monthly public transit pass $10.61
₩15,792
$48.09
R$246.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,696.92
₩40M
$20,721.83
R$106K

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pay 16.9% less for housing

 
Daejeon
Curitiba
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.59
₩35,093
$21.21
R$108.72
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $353.78
₩526K
$383.73
R$1,967.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $301.89
₩449K
$268.47
R$1,376.52

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pay 35.9% less for childcare

 
Daejeon
Curitiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $273.59
₩407K
$294.70
R$1,510.99
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $33,609.06
₩50M
$6,891.96
R$35,336.46

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pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Daejeon
Curitiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.18
₩4,738
$2.25
R$11.54
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.60
₩5,352
$2.21
R$11.32
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.18
₩4,738
$2.25
R$11.54

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

 
Daejeon
Curitiba
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.85
₩90,541
$58.37
R$299.26
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.92
₩57,904
$46.18
R$236.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.06
₩113K
$85.13
R$436.50

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