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Daejeon vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Daejeon is 33.1% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% less in Daejeon
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Daejeon
Transportation: pay 19.1% less in Daejeon
Housing: pay 18.4% less in Daejeon
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Daejeon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% more in Daejeon
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in Daejeon

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

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Daejeon vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.3% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	Daejeon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.10 €9.70	$6.72 ₩10,002	-39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.17	$5.17 ₩7,685	-44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.12	$1.39 ₩2,063	-42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 €1.26	$0.78 ₩1,158	-46.2%
Average			-43.3%

Podgorica vs. Daejeon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Podgorica	Daejeon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 €0.93	$2.56 ₩3,816	+142.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 €3.89	$5.09 ₩7,580	+14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.37	$7.66 ₩11,398	+53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 €2.83	$2.51 ₩3,731	-22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 €3.35	$3.45 ₩5,134	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.60	$3.69 ₩5,492	+439.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.69	$1.44 ₩2,149	+82.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.66	$2.46 ₩3,661	+225.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 €0.99	$2.30 ₩3,419	+102.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 €0.39	$2.25 ₩3,343	+397.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 €0.45	$1.19 ₩1,767	+132.1%
Average			+141.5%

Podgorica vs. Daejeon - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.1% less for transportation

	Podgorica	Daejeon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.63 €5.80	$4.34 ₩6,463	-34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.64	$10.61 ₩15,792	-69.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,863.76 €23,488.46	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.77 €5.92	$8.70 ₩12,949	+28.5%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 18.4% less for housing

	Podgorica	Daejeon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.83 €28.71	$23.59 ₩35,093	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$654.56 €572.32	$353.78 ₩526K	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$501.37 €438.38	$301.89 ₩449K	-39.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.66 €77.52	$124.45 ₩185K	+40.4%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Podgorica	Daejeon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.00 €255.31	$273.59 ₩407K	-6.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,533.53 €6,586.98	$33,609.06 ₩50M	+346.1%
Average			+169.9%

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pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Daejeon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 €2.40	$3.18 ₩4,738	+16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 €1.92	$3.60 ₩5,352	+63.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 €3.78	$3.18 ₩4,738	-26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.99 €41.08	$29.01 ₩43,165	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 €5.11	$10.61 ₩15,792	+81.7%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	Podgorica	Daejeon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.70 €75.81	$60.85 ₩90,541	-29.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.72 €40.85	$38.92 ₩57,904	-16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.63 €83.61	$76.06 ₩113K	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.04 €94.46	$100.83 ₩150K	-6.7%
Average			-18.4%

Podgorica vs. Daejeon - Cost of clothing

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