Cost of living comparison

Slovakia

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South Korea

Daegu vs. Zilina Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 35.0% more expensive than Zilina.

Restaurants: pay 31.3% less in Daegu
Groceries: pay 95.9% more in Daegu
Transportation: pay 32.0% more in Daegu
Housing: pay 26.0% less in Daegu
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% more in Daegu
Clothing: pay 34.6% more in Daegu

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

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Daegu vs. Zilina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Daegu instead of Zilina, you would:

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pay 31.3% less for restaurants

	Zilina	Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.34 €8.17	$6.72 ₩10,002	-28.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 €7.15	$5.48 ₩8,159	-32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 €1.57	$1.48 ₩2,197	-17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 €1.29	$0.79 ₩1,176	-46.3%
Average			-31.3%

Zilina vs. Daegu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.9% more for groceries

	Zilina	Daegu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 €1.29	$4.50 ₩6,702	+205.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.86 €6.00	$5.54 ₩8,238	-19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.01 €3.50	$8.81 ₩13,115	+120.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92 €3.43	$2.66 ₩3,957	-32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 €2.87	$3.10 ₩4,617	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.71	$3.56 ₩5,303	+336.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$1.68 ₩2,500	+98.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.97	$2.67 ₩3,980	+140.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.12 €1.85	$3.29 ₩4,894	+55.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.53	$1.07 ₩1,594	+76.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.41 ₩2,098	+79.6%
Average			+95.9%

Zilina vs. Daegu - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.0% more for transportation

	Zilina	Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.80 €5.94	$4.32 ₩6,434	-36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.36 €20.42	$70.76 ₩105K	+202.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,530.94	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 €9.40	$7.54 ₩11,212	-29.9%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 26.0% less for housing

	Zilina	Daegu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.56 €17.11	$19.81 ₩29,478	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.89 €514.02	$379.34 ₩564K	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$510.02 €445.94	$249.67 ₩371K	-51.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$184.59 €161.40	$149.85 ₩223K	-18.8%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Zilina	Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$467.20 €408.50	$254.87 ₩379K	-45.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,007.94 €6,127.43	$27,763.25 ₩41M	+296.2%
Average			+125.4%

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pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Zilina	Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 €2.04	$3.54 ₩5,264	+51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 €2.26	$3.46 ₩5,147	+33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.54 €5.72	$3.18 ₩4,738	-51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.96 €33.19	$48.82 ₩72,643	+28.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.17	$10.26 ₩15,266	+9.8%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 34.6% more for clothing

	Zilina	Daegu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.16 €58.72	$53.11 ₩79,019	-20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.82 €21.70	$47.76 ₩71,064	+92.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.92 €66.38	$91.70 ₩136K	+20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.04 €94.46	$158.02 ₩235K	+46.3%
Average			+34.6%

Zilina vs. Daegu - Cost of clothing

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