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Chuncheon vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Chuncheon is 16.7% cheaper than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% less in Chuncheon
Groceries: pay 11.1% less in Chuncheon
Transportation: pay 11.1% less in Chuncheon
Housing: pay 19.1% less in Chuncheon
Childcare: pay 45.2% less in Chuncheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% more in Chuncheon
Clothing: pay 29.5% less in Chuncheon

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

Chuncheon vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chuncheon instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 11.2% less for restaurants

	South Korea	Chuncheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,920	$6.01 ₩8,876	-10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,112	$5.31 ₩7,831	-3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,164	$1.32 ₩1,942	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,217	$0.66 ₩968	-20.5%
Average			-11.2%

South Korea vs. Chuncheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

	South Korea	Chuncheon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,241	$2.26 ₩3,341	-21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,301	$7.08 ₩10,442	+25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,326	$7.55 ₩11,137	-1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,186	$3.96 ₩5,847	+39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩4,923	$2.41 ₩3,552	-27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩4,775	$3.26 ₩4,815	+0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,048	$1.09 ₩1,610	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,127	$0.96 ₩1,421	-65.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,548	$3.00 ₩4,421	+24.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,630	$0.96 ₩1,421	-46.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,777	$0.86 ₩1,263	-28.9%
Average			-11.1%

South Korea vs. Chuncheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

	South Korea	Chuncheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,494	$4.07 ₩6,008	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩69,616	$35.38 ₩52,209	-25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩39,019,698	$26,696.92 ₩39,398,244	+1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,296	$7.27 ₩10,731	-12.7%
Average			-11.1%

South Korea vs. Chuncheon - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.1% less for housing

	South Korea	Chuncheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩32,001	$19.81 ₩29,237	-8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩699,370	$283.02 ₩417,675	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩527,120	$212.27 ₩313,256	-40.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩195,586	$149.85 ₩221,145	+13.1%
Average			-19.1%

South Korea vs. Chuncheon - Cost of housing

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pay 45.2% less for childcare

	South Korea	Chuncheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩558,610	$254.87 ₩376,120	-32.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩22,218,164	$6,368.03 ₩9,397,689	-57.7%
Average			-45.2%

South Korea vs. Chuncheon - Cost of childcare

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Chuncheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,602	$2.83 ₩4,177	-9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,265	$3.40 ₩5,012	-4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,699	$3.18 ₩4,699
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩73,581	$75.47 ₩111,380	+51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩14,932	$10.61 ₩15,663	+4.9%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

	South Korea	Chuncheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩98,079	$37.93 ₩55,968	-42.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩74,796	$56.60 ₩83,535	+11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩107,346	$42.45 ₩62,651	-41.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩152,349	$56.60 ₩83,535	-45.2%
Average			-29.5%

South Korea 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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