Cost of living comparison

Russia

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South Korea

Daegu vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 51.8% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% more in Daegu
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Daegu
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Daegu
Housing: pay 30.8% more in Daegu
Childcare: pay 91.9% more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% more in Daegu
Clothing: pay 10.8% less in Daegu

The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Daegu are more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Daegu.

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Daegu vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Daegu instead of Saint Petersburg, you would:

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pay 19.2% more for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.53 RUB744.52	$6.72 ₩10,002	-29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 RUB465.33	$5.48 ₩8,159	-7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 RUB77.55	$1.48 ₩2,197	+48.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 RUB37.33	$0.79 ₩1,176	+65.4%
Average			+19.2%

Saint Petersburg vs. Daegu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	Daegu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 RUB65.76	$4.50 ₩6,702	+435.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.68 RUB444.06	$5.54 ₩8,238	-2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 RUB338.20	$8.81 ₩13,115	+103.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.66 RUB129.32	$2.66 ₩3,957	+60.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 RUB178.68	$3.10 ₩4,617	+35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB61.73	$3.56 ₩5,303	+351.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB60.20	$1.68 ₩2,500	+118.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB63.35	$2.67 ₩3,980	+229.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 RUB116.76	$3.29 ₩4,894	+120.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RUB32.87	$1.07 ₩1,594	+154.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB22.18	$1.41 ₩2,098	+396.7%
Average			+182.1%

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 RUB215.65	$4.32 ₩6,434	+56.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.21 RUB3,922.71	$70.76 ₩105K	+40.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,737.37 RUB3M	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.17 RUB716.60	$7.54 ₩11,212	-17.8%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 30.8% more for housing

	Saint Petersburg	Daegu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 RUB595.88	$19.81 ₩29,478	+159.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$783.62 RUB61,219.61	$379.34 ₩564K	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.53 RUB34,494.26	$249.67 ₩371K	-43.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.44 RUB7,377.86	$149.85 ₩223K	+58.7%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 91.9% more for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.01 RUB29,141.12	$254.87 ₩379K	-31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,803.31 RUB688K	$27,763.25 ₩41M	+215.4%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 RUB232.66	$3.54 ₩5,264	+18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RUB189.90	$3.46 ₩5,147	+42.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 RUB216.84	$3.18 ₩4,738	+14.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.87 RUB3,114.54	$48.82 ₩72,643	+22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 RUB441.60	$10.26 ₩15,266	+81.5%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	Daegu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.20 RUB7,281.57	$53.11 ₩79,019	-43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.79 RUB3,811.45	$47.76 ₩71,064	-2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.24 RUB9,003.30	$91.70 ₩136K	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.44 RUB10,112.44	$158.02 ₩235K	+22.1%
Average			-10.8%

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