Cost of living comparison

Russia

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South Korea

Daejeon vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Daejeon is 25.9% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% less in Daejeon
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Daejeon
Transportation: pay 26.2% less in Daejeon
Housing: pay 59.8% less in Daejeon
Childcare: pay 44.5% less in Daejeon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% less in Daejeon
Clothing: pay 38.0% less in Daejeon

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

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Daejeon vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.0% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Daejeon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB958.35	$7.46 ₩10,179	-36.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB575.01	$5.45 ₩7,431	-22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB132.53	$1.23 ₩1,680	-23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB68.48	$0.66 ₩896	-21.4%
Average			-29.0%

Moscow vs. Daejeon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Daejeon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB83.38	$2.71 ₩3,690	+165.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB584.74	$5.50 ₩7,507	-22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB377.94	$8.08 ₩11,020	+75.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB152.73	$2.52 ₩3,441	+35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB244.43	$3.64 ₩4,964	+22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB76.36	$4.99 ₩6,810	+435.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.66	$2.52 ₩3,440	+210.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.89	$2.60 ₩3,540	+187.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB146.33	$2.69 ₩3,671	+50.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.29	$2.37 ₩3,232	+483.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.50	$1.25 ₩1,708	+287.2%
Average			+130.3%

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pay 26.2% less for transportation

	Moscow	Daejeon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB271.29	$4.72 ₩6,440	+42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,330.26	$11.20 ₩15,269	-72.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$28,162.26 ₩38M	-27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB824.18	$9.18 ₩12,521	-8.7%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 59.8% less for housing

	Moscow	Daejeon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB809.45	$22.39 ₩30,538	+126.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB119K	$373.20 ₩509K	-74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB65,900.59	$298.56 ₩407K	-62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,702.75	$133.06 ₩181K	-6.8%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 44.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Daejeon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,277.41	$302.29 ₩412K	-62.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$21,781.84 ₩30M	-17.6%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Daejeon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB383.34	$3.55 ₩4,835	-24.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB303.05	$3.68 ₩5,015	-0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB282.71	$3.36 ₩4,581	-2.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,441.84	$33.59 ₩45,807	-20.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB766.68	$11.20 ₩15,269	+19.6%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 38.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Daejeon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,886.04	$64.19 ₩87,542	-40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,117.58	$41.05 ₩55,986	-34.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,904.07	$93.30 ₩127K	-35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,762.26	$106.36 ₩145K	-41.0%
Average			-38.0%

Moscow vs. Daejeon - Cost of clothing

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