Cost of living comparison

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Chuncheon vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Chuncheon is 32.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 84.8% more in Chuncheon
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Chuncheon
Transportation: pay 28.2% more in Chuncheon
Housing: pay 51.8% more in Chuncheon
Childcare: pay 68.3% less in Chuncheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.3% more in Chuncheon
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Chuncheon

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

Chuncheon vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chuncheon instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 84.8% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Chuncheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$6.01 ₩8,868	+43.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$5.31 ₩7,825	+8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.32 ₩1,941	+174.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.66 ₩967	+113.6%
Average			+84.8%

Beijing vs. Chuncheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Chuncheon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$2.26 ₩3,339	+32.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$7.08 ₩10,433	-5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$7.55 ₩11,128	+13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$3.96 ₩5,843	+123.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$2.41 ₩3,549	+57.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$3.26 ₩4,811	+232.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$1.09 ₩1,609	+41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.96 ₩1,420	+20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$3.00 ₩4,417	+397.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.96 ₩1,420	+176.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.86 ₩1,262	+107.5%
Average			+108.8%

Beijing vs. Chuncheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Chuncheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$4.07 ₩6,003	-3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$35.38 ₩52,166	+12.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$26,696.92 ₩39,365,407	+46.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$7.27 ₩10,722	+57.2%
Average			+28.2%

Beijing vs. Chuncheon - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Chuncheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$19.81 ₩29,213	+53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$283.02 ₩417,327	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$212.27 ₩312,995	-57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$149.85 ₩220,960	+281.6%
Average			+51.8%

Beijing vs. Chuncheon - Cost of housing

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pay 68.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Chuncheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$254.87 ₩375,807	-64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$6,368.03 ₩9,389,856	-72.6%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Chuncheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$2.83 ₩4,173	+152.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$3.40 ₩5,008	+17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$3.18 ₩4,695	-24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$75.47 ₩111,287	+30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$10.61 ₩15,650	+26.2%
Average			+40.3%

Beijing vs. Chuncheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Chuncheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$37.93 ₩55,922	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$56.60 ₩83,465	+55.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$42.45 ₩62,599	-48.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$56.60 ₩83,465	-46.4%
Average			-19.5%

Beijing vs. Chuncheon - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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