Cost of living comparison

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Daejeon vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Daejeon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.72
₩9,839
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.17
₩7,561
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.39
₩2,030

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Daejeon
Bread
1 loaf
?? $2.56
₩3,754
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.09
₩7,457
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.66
₩11,213

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Daejeon
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.34
₩6,358
Monthly public transit pass ?? $10.61
₩15,536
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,696.92
₩39M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Dodoma
Daejeon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $23.59
₩34,524
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $353.78
₩518K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $301.89
₩442K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Daejeon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $273.59
₩400K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $33,609.06
₩49M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Daejeon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.18
₩4,661
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $3.60
₩5,265
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.18
₩4,661

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Daejeon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $60.85
₩89,072
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $38.92
₩56,965
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $76.06
₩111K

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