Cost of living comparison

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Daejeon vs. Sligo Cost of Living Summary

Daejeon is 77.1% more expensive than Sligo.

Restaurants
pay 50.0% less in Daejeon
Groceries
pay 86.3% more in Daejeon
Transportation
pay 44.7% less in Daejeon
Housing
pay 51.7% less in Daejeon
Childcare
pay 7.4 times more in Daejeon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.2% less in Daejeon
Clothing
pay 1.3% less in Daejeon

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

Daejeon vs. Sligo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 50.0% less for restaurants

 
Sligo
Daejeon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.27
$6.72
₩10,271
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.99
€8.70
$5.17
₩7,892
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
€1.89
$1.39
₩2,119

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pay 86.3% more for groceries

 
Sligo
Daejeon
Bread
1 loaf
$1.65
€1.44
$2.56
₩3,919
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.83
€3.34
$5.09
₩7,784
Milk (1 gallon) $5.71
€4.98
$7.66
₩11,705

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pay 44.7% less for transportation

 
Sligo
Daejeon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.68
€6.70
$4.34
₩6,637
Monthly public transit pass ?? $10.61
₩16,217
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,836.02
€37,338.02
$26,696.92
₩41M

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pay 51.7% less for housing

 
Sligo
Daejeon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.36
€45.64
$23.59
₩36,039
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,421.05
€1,238.66
$353.78
₩541K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $817.59
€712.65
$301.89
₩461K

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

 
Sligo
Daejeon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $598.01
€521.26
$273.59
₩418K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,335.98
€2,036.16
$33,609.06
₩51M

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pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Sligo
Daejeon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.72
€5.85
$3.18
₩4,865
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.80
€3.31
$3.60
₩5,496
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$18.10
€15.78
$3.18
₩4,865

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

 
Sligo
Daejeon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.84
€68.72
$60.85
₩92,980
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.54
€33.60
$38.92
₩59,464
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.52
€78.90
$76.06
₩116K

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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