Cost of living comparison

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Daejeon vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Daejeon is 43.7% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 32.3% more in Daejeon
Groceries: pay 59.3% more in Daejeon
Transportation: pay 46.0% more in Daejeon
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Daejeon
Childcare: pay 97.3% more in Daejeon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% more in Daejeon
Clothing: pay 37.9% more in Daejeon

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

Daejeon vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.3% more for restaurants

	Manila	Daejeon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$6.72 ₩9,907	+11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$5.17 ₩7,612	+20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.39 ₩2,044	+42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.78 ₩1,147	+54.6%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 59.3% more for groceries

	Manila	Daejeon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$2.56 ₩3,780	+92.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$5.09 ₩7,508	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$7.66 ₩11,290	+4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.51 ₩3,696	+13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$3.45 ₩5,085	+51.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$3.69 ₩5,440	+143.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$1.44 ₩2,129	+75.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$2.46 ₩3,626	+50.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$2.30 ₩3,387	+124.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$2.25 ₩3,311	+92.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$1.19 ₩1,750	-13.6%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 46.0% more for transportation

	Manila	Daejeon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.34 ₩6,401	+3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$10.61 ₩15,642	-22.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$26,696.92 ₩39,345,918	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$8.70 ₩12,826	+197.6%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	Manila	Daejeon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$23.59 ₩34,760	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$353.78 ₩521,400	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$301.89 ₩444,928	+19.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$124.45 ₩183,410	+23.8%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 97.3% more for childcare

	Manila	Daejeon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$273.59 ₩403,216	+97.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$33,609.06 ₩49,533,039	+97.3%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Daejeon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$3.18 ₩4,693	+117.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$3.60 ₩5,301	+39.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$3.18 ₩4,693	-2.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$29.01 ₩42,755	-31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$10.61 ₩15,642	+41.8%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 37.9% more for clothing

	Manila	Daejeon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$60.85 ₩89,681	+23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$38.92 ₩57,354	+31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$76.06 ₩112,101	-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$100.83 ₩148,599	+102.9%
Average			+37.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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