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Spain

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South Korea

Daejeon vs. Marbella Cost of Living Summary

Daejeon is 0.3% more expensive than Marbella.

Restaurants: pay 46.8% less in Daejeon
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Daejeon
Transportation: pay 53.1% less in Daejeon
Housing: pay 32.8% less in Daejeon
Childcare: pay 32.7% more in Daejeon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Daejeon
Clothing: pay 12.5% less in Daejeon

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

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Daejeon vs. Marbella Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.8% less for restaurants

	Marbella	Daejeon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.18 €13.28	$6.72 ₩10,002	-55.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 €8.68	$5.17 ₩7,685	-48.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 €1.84	$1.39 ₩2,063	-34.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 €1.35	$0.78 ₩1,158	-49.5%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Marbella	Daejeon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 €1.34	$2.56 ₩3,816	+67.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.74 €5.89	$5.09 ₩7,580	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.47 €3.90	$7.66 ₩11,398	+71.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 €3.12	$2.51 ₩3,731	-29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 €3.61	$3.45 ₩5,134	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.97	$3.69 ₩5,492	+231.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.72	$1.44 ₩2,149	+75.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 €0.44	$2.46 ₩3,661	+388.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.76	$2.30 ₩3,419	+165.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$2.25 ₩3,343	+165.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.48	$1.19 ₩1,767	+116.9%
Average			+110.2%

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pay 53.1% less for transportation

	Marbella	Daejeon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.74 €5.90	$4.34 ₩6,463	-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.76 €71.49	$10.61 ₩15,792	-87.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,969.97 €34,073.59	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.97 €18.33	$8.70 ₩12,949	-58.5%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 32.8% less for housing

	Marbella	Daejeon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.58 €29.36	$23.59 ₩35,093	-29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,534.45 €1,341.65	$353.78 ₩526K	-76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,262.89 €1,104.21	$301.89 ₩449K	-76.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.97 €71.68	$124.45 ₩185K	+51.8%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 32.7% more for childcare

	Marbella	Daejeon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$408.80 €357.43	$273.59 ₩407K	-33.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.85 €14,807.94	$33,609.06 ₩50M	+98.4%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Marbella	Daejeon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 €2.04	$3.18 ₩4,738	+36.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 €1.88	$3.60 ₩5,352	+67.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.54 €5.72	$3.18 ₩4,738	-51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.39 €44.93	$29.01 ₩43,165	-43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.17	$10.61 ₩15,792	+13.6%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 12.5% less for clothing

	Marbella	Daejeon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.26 €74.55	$60.85 ₩90,541	-28.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.85 €36.59	$38.92 ₩57,904	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.92 €66.38	$76.06 ₩113K	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.77 €102.97	$100.83 ₩150K	-14.4%
Average			-12.5%

Marbella vs. Daejeon - Cost of clothing

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