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South Korea

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Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando vs. Daejeon Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 1.5% cheaper than Daejeon.

Restaurants: pay 32.0% more in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 40.0% less in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 46.1% more in San Fernando
Housing: pay 7.2% more in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 19.0% less in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% less in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in San Fernando

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and housing in San Fernando are more expensive than in Daejeon. Expenses including groceries, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in San Fernando.

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San Fernando vs. Daejeon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Daejeon, you would:

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pay 32.0% more for restaurants

	Daejeon	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 ₩9,962	$10.32 TTD70.16	+38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.45 ₩7,273	$8.11 TTD55.12	+48.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 ₩1,644	$1.02 TTD6.92	-17.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₩877	$0.74 TTD5.01	+12.2%
Average			+32.0%

Daejeon vs. San Fernando - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.0% less for groceries

	Daejeon	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 ₩3,611	$2.28 TTD15.53	-15.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.50 ₩7,347	$3.32 TTD22.56	-39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.08 ₩10,786	$7.63 TTD51.85	-5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 ₩3,367	$3.83 TTD26.06	+51.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.64 ₩4,858	$4.57 TTD31.07	+25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.99 ₩6,665	$2.50 TTD17.01	-49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.52 ₩3,367	$1.14 TTD7.74	-54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.60 ₩3,464	$1.67 TTD11.37	-35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.69 ₩3,593	$1.95 TTD13.23	-27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.37 ₩3,163	$0.33 TTD2.27	-85.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 ₩1,672	$0.33 TTD2.27	-73.3%
Average			-40.0%

Daejeon vs. San Fernando - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.1% more for transportation

	Daejeon	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 ₩6,303	$4.32 TTD29.40	-8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.20 ₩14,944	$44.22 TTD300.68	+295.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,162.26 ₩38M	$36,853.34 TTD251K	+30.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 ₩12,254	$7.96 TTD54.12	-13.3%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 7.2% more for housing

	Daejeon	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.39 ₩29,887	$45.45 TTD309.03	+103.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$373.20 ₩498K	$515.95 TTD3,507.88	+38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.56 ₩398K	$393.10 TTD2,672.67	+31.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.06 ₩178K	$33.82 TTD229.93	-74.6%
Average			+7.2%

Daejeon vs. San Fernando - Cost of housing

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pay 19.0% less for childcare

	Daejeon	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.29 ₩403K	$399.05 TTD2,713.11	+32.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,781.84 ₩29M	$10,825.75 TTD73,603.36	-50.3%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Daejeon	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 ₩4,732	$1.84 TTD12.53	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 ₩4,908	$3.72 TTD25.28	+1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,483	$5.60 TTD38.09	+66.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.59 ₩44,831	$51.59 TTD350.79	+53.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩14,944	$8.84 TTD60.14	-21.0%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Daejeon	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.19 ₩85,677	$54.67 TTD371.67	-14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.05 ₩54,793	$36.85 TTD250.56	-10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.30 ₩125K	$88.45 TTD601.35	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.36 ₩142K	$88.45 TTD601.35	-16.8%
Average			-11.9%

Daejeon vs. San Fernando - Cost of clothing

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