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South Korea

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Canada

North Vancouver vs. Daejeon Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 81.3% more expensive than Daejeon.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 21.7% less in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 81.2% more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 29.7% more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in North Vancouver

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

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North Vancouver vs. Daejeon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Daejeon, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Daejeon	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 ₩9,962	$21.04 CA$29.79	+181.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.45 ₩7,273	$9.12 CA$12.91	+67.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 ₩1,644	$2.28 CA$3.23	+85.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₩877	$1.72 CA$2.43	+161.6%
Average			+123.5%

Daejeon vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.7% less for groceries

	Daejeon	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 ₩3,611	$2.76 CA$3.91	+2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.50 ₩7,347	$6.88 CA$9.73	+24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.08 ₩10,786	$7.40 CA$10.48	-8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 ₩3,367	$3.16 CA$4.47	+25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.64 ₩4,858	$6.21 CA$8.79	+70.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.99 ₩6,665	$1.88 CA$2.66	-62.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.52 ₩3,367	$0.65 CA$0.91	-74.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.60 ₩3,464	$1.97 CA$2.79	-24.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.69 ₩3,593	$1.83 CA$2.59	-32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.37 ₩3,163	$1.29 CA$1.82	-45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 ₩1,672	$1.26 CA$1.78	+0.3%
Average			-21.7%

Daejeon vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.2% more for transportation

	Daejeon	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 ₩6,303	$4.82 CA$6.83	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.20 ₩14,944	$98.37 CA$139.26	+778.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,162.26 ₩38M	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 ₩12,254	$14.86 CA$21.04	+61.9%
Average			+81.2%

Daejeon vs. North Vancouver - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Daejeon	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.39 ₩29,887	$52.60 CA$74.47	+134.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$373.20 ₩498K	$1,788.51 CA$2,532.08	+379.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.56 ₩398K	$1,539.52 CA$2,179.58	+415.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.06 ₩178K	$98.03 CA$138.79	-26.3%
Average			+259.6%

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pay 29.7% more for childcare

	Daejeon	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.29 ₩403K	$1,040.67 CA$1,473.32	+244.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,781.84 ₩29M	$10,637.54 CA$15,060.10	-51.2%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Daejeon	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 ₩4,732	$4.73 CA$6.70	+33.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 ₩4,908	$4.14 CA$5.86	+12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,483	$14.03 CA$19.86	+317.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.59 ₩44,831	$30.33 CA$42.95	-9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩14,944	$11.92 CA$16.88	+6.5%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Daejeon	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.19 ₩85,677	$63.12 CA$89.37	-1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.05 ₩54,793	$37.41 CA$52.96	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.30 ₩125K	$80.66 CA$114.19	-13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.36 ₩142K	$109.88 CA$155.57	+3.3%
Average			-5.4%

Daejeon vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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