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South Korea

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Dominican Republic

Santiago vs. Daejeon Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 19.1% cheaper than Daejeon.

Restaurants: pay 3.0% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 57.2% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 20.0% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 13.8% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 64.8% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.6% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 33.9% less in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Daejeon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0% more for restaurants

	Daejeon	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 ₩9,962	$8.29 DOP509.30	+11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.45 ₩7,273	$7.05 DOP432.90	+29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 ₩1,644	$0.70 DOP42.78	-43.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₩877	$0.39 DOP24.19	-40.0%
Average			+3.0%

Daejeon vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.2% less for groceries

	Daejeon	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 ₩3,611	$1.51 DOP93.03	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.50 ₩7,347	$3.15 DOP193.81	-42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.08 ₩10,786	$4.50 DOP276.65	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 ₩3,367	$1.48 DOP90.65	-41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.64 ₩4,858	$1.63 DOP99.87	-55.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.99 ₩6,665	$1.45 DOP88.96	-71.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.52 ₩3,367	$0.37 DOP22.53	-85.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.60 ₩3,464	$1.24 DOP75.89	-52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.69 ₩3,593	$0.83 DOP51.09	-69.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.37 ₩3,163	$0.91 DOP56.14	-61.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 ₩1,672	$1.00 DOP61.45	-20.1%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 20.0% more for transportation

	Daejeon	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 ₩6,303	$5.35 DOP328.96	+13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.20 ₩14,944	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	+170.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,162.26 ₩38M	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 ₩12,254	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	+122.1%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 13.8% more for housing

	Daejeon	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.39 ₩29,887	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$373.20 ₩498K	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	+81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.56 ₩398K	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	-9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.06 ₩178K	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-46.7%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 64.8% less for childcare

	Daejeon	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.29 ₩403K	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	-50.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,781.84 ₩29M	$5,471.59 DOP336K	-74.9%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Daejeon	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 ₩4,732	$2.49 DOP152.79	-29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 ₩4,908	$1.80 DOP110.35	-51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,483	$4.81 DOP295.39	+43.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.59 ₩44,831	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩14,944	$4.97 DOP305.58	-55.6%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 33.9% less for clothing

	Daejeon	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.19 ₩85,677	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-58.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.05 ₩54,793	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	+11.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.30 ₩125K	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	-33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.36 ₩142K	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	-37.6%
Average			-33.9%

Daejeon vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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