Cost of living comparison

Slovakia

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South Korea

Daejeon vs. Nitra Cost of Living Summary

Daejeon is 28.3% more expensive than Nitra.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% less in Daejeon
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Daejeon
Transportation: pay 30.4% less in Daejeon
Housing: pay 23.3% less in Daejeon
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Daejeon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in Daejeon
Clothing: pay 9.2% more in Daejeon

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

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Daejeon vs. Nitra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.8% less for restaurants

	Nitra	Daejeon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 €6.64	$6.72 ₩10,002	-11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 €7.15	$5.17 ₩7,685	-36.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 €1.49	$1.39 ₩2,063	-18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 €1.14	$0.78 ₩1,158	-40.3%
Average			-26.8%

Nitra vs. Daejeon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Nitra	Daejeon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 €0.89	$2.56 ₩3,816	+153.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 €4.60	$5.09 ₩7,580	-3.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 €3.58	$7.66 ₩11,398	+87.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.06	$2.51 ₩3,731	-28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.18 €2.78	$3.45 ₩5,134	+8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.65	$3.69 ₩5,492	+397.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.71	$1.44 ₩2,149	+77.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.85	$2.46 ₩3,661	+154.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 €1.69	$2.30 ₩3,419	+18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.50	$2.25 ₩3,343	+296.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.66	$1.19 ₩1,767	+57.6%
Average			+110.9%

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

	Nitra	Daejeon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 €5.91	$4.34 ₩6,463	-35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.20 €25.53	$10.61 ₩15,792	-63.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,695.77 €22,467.23	$26,696.92 ₩40M	+3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.80 €10.31	$8.70 ₩12,949	-26.2%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 23.3% less for housing

	Nitra	Daejeon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.10 €15.83	$23.59 ₩35,093	+30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$681.33 €595.72	$353.78 ₩526K	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.99 €510.62	$301.89 ₩449K	-48.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.01 €149.53	$124.45 ₩185K	-27.2%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Nitra	Daejeon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.50 €302.97	$273.59 ₩407K	-21.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,568.57 €6,617.62	$33,609.06 ₩50M	+344.1%
Average			+161.6%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Nitra	Daejeon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 €2.14	$3.18 ₩4,738	+29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 €2.47	$3.60 ₩5,352	+27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 €4.85	$3.18 ₩4,738	-42.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.85 €46.21	$29.01 ₩43,165	-45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.17	$10.61 ₩15,792	+13.6%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 9.2% more for clothing

	Nitra	Daejeon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.32 €53.61	$60.85 ₩90,541	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.12 €28.08	$38.92 ₩57,904	+21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.76 €71.49	$76.06 ₩113K	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.76 €71.49	$100.83 ₩150K	+23.3%
Average			+9.2%

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