Cost of living comparison

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Chuncheon vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Chuncheon is 28.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 22.2% more in Chuncheon
Groceries: pay 42.4% more in Chuncheon
Transportation: pay 77.2% more in Chuncheon
Housing: pay 9.6% less in Chuncheon
Childcare: pay 10.7% more in Chuncheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.6% more in Chuncheon
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Chuncheon

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Chuncheon are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Chuncheon.

Chuncheon vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.2% more for restaurants

	Manila	Chuncheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$6.01 ₩8,868	-0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$5.31 ₩7,825	+23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.32 ₩1,941	+35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.66 ₩967	+30.2%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 42.4% more for groceries

	Manila	Chuncheon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$2.26 ₩3,339	+69.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$7.08 ₩10,433	+65.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$7.55 ₩11,128	+3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$3.96 ₩5,843	+79.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.41 ₩3,549	+5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$3.26 ₩4,811	+115.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$1.09 ₩1,609	+32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.96 ₩1,420	-41.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$3.00 ₩4,417	+192.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.96 ₩1,420	-17.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.86 ₩1,262	-37.7%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

	Manila	Chuncheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$4.07 ₩6,003	-2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$35.38 ₩52,166	+157.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$26,696.92 ₩39,365,407	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$7.27 ₩10,722	+148.6%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 9.6% less for housing

	Manila	Chuncheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$19.81 ₩29,213	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$283.02 ₩417,327	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$212.27 ₩312,995	-15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$149.85 ₩220,960	+49.1%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 10.7% more for childcare

	Manila	Chuncheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$254.87 ₩375,807	+83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$6,368.03 ₩9,389,856	-62.6%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 48.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Chuncheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$2.83 ₩4,173	+93.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$3.40 ₩5,008	+31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$3.18 ₩4,695	-2.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$75.47 ₩111,287	+79.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$10.61 ₩15,650	+41.8%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Manila	Chuncheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$37.93 ₩55,922	-23.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$56.60 ₩83,465	+90.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$42.45 ₩62,599	-47.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$56.60 ₩83,465	+13.9%
Average			+8.5%

Manila 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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