Cost of living comparison

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Chuncheon vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Chuncheon is 49.5% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% less in Chuncheon
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Chuncheon
Transportation: pay 58.6% less in Chuncheon
Housing: pay 69.2% less in Chuncheon
Childcare: pay 83.7% less in Chuncheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% less in Chuncheon
Clothing: pay 47.4% less in Chuncheon

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chuncheon.

Chuncheon vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.3% less for restaurants

	London	Chuncheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$6.01 ₩8,864	-77.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$5.31 ₩7,821	-51.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$1.32 ₩1,940	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$0.66 ₩966	-66.0%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	London	Chuncheon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$2.26 ₩3,337	+4.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$7.08 ₩10,428	+27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$7.55 ₩11,123	+14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$3.96 ₩5,840	-21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$2.41 ₩3,548	-39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$3.26 ₩4,809	+113.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.09 ₩1,608	+30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.96 ₩1,419	-33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$3.00 ₩4,415	+82.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.96 ₩1,419	+27.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.86 ₩1,261	+2.9%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 58.6% less for transportation

	London	Chuncheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$4.07 ₩6,000	-42.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$35.38 ₩52,140	-85.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$26,696.92 ₩39,345,918	-29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$7.27 ₩10,716	-77.1%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 69.2% less for housing

	London	Chuncheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$19.81 ₩29,198	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$283.02 ₩417,120	-90.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$212.27 ₩312,840	-90.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$149.85 ₩220,851	-41.4%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 83.7% less for childcare

	London	Chuncheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$254.87 ₩375,621	-89.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$6,368.03 ₩9,385,207	-77.7%
Average			-83.7%

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pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Chuncheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$2.83 ₩4,171	-67.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$3.40 ₩5,005	-34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$3.18 ₩4,693	-86.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$75.47 ₩111,232	+16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$10.61 ₩15,642	-47.1%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 47.4% less for clothing

	London	Chuncheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$37.93 ₩55,894	-67.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$56.60 ₩83,424	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$42.45 ₩62,568	-66.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$56.60 ₩83,424	-64.8%
Average			-47.4%

London vs. Chuncheon - Cost of clothing

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