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Daejeon vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Daejeon is 54.5% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% more in Daejeon
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Daejeon
Transportation: pay 24.1% less in Daejeon
Housing: pay 28.6% more in Daejeon
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Daejeon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% more in Daejeon
Clothing: pay 9.8% more in Daejeon

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Daejeon are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Daejeon.

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Daejeon vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.6% more for restaurants

	Lima	Daejeon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.46	$6.72 ₩9,464	+56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.11	$5.17 ₩7,272	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.39	$1.39 ₩1,952	+38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.20	$0.78 ₩1,096	+19.2%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Lima	Daejeon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.00	$2.56 ₩3,611	-3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.25	$5.09 ₩7,172	+12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.44	$7.66 ₩10,785	+33.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.01	$2.51 ₩3,530	-15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.89	$3.45 ₩4,857	+31.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.43	$3.69 ₩5,196	+263.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$1.44 ₩2,033	+184.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$2.46 ₩3,464	+327.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.90	$2.30 ₩3,235	+308.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.56	$2.25 ₩3,163	+386.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.47	$1.19 ₩1,672	+173.6%
Average			+154.7%

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pay 24.1% less for transportation

	Lima	Daejeon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.55	$4.34 ₩6,115	-16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN77.14	$10.61 ₩14,942	-53.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,498.41	$26,696.92 ₩38M	+33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN73.28	$8.70 ₩12,253	-59.9%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 28.6% more for housing

	Lima	Daejeon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN84.37	$23.59 ₩33,206	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,233.27	$353.78 ₩498K	-46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,263.60	$301.89 ₩425K	-19.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.98	$124.45 ₩175K	+185.9%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Lima	Daejeon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN649.02	$273.59 ₩385K	+42.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,738.63	$33,609.06 ₩47M	+309.1%
Average			+175.7%

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pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Daejeon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.71	$3.18 ₩4,483	+39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.83	$3.60 ₩5,064	+37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.29	$3.18 ₩4,483	-44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN105.10	$29.01 ₩40,843	-6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.11	$10.61 ₩14,942	+48.7%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 9.8% more for clothing

	Lima	Daejeon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN172.44	$60.85 ₩85,670	+19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.66	$38.92 ₩54,789	+8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN283.60	$76.06 ₩107K	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN282.62	$100.83 ₩142K	+20.5%
Average			+9.8%

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