Cost of living comparison

China

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South Korea

Incheon vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 38.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 94.0% more in Incheon
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 24.4% more in Incheon
Housing: pay 46.9% more in Incheon
Childcare: pay 58.6% less in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% more in Incheon
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Incheon

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

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Incheon vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.18	$6.72 ₩9,317	+59.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥32.87	$6.30 ₩8,728	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.21	$1.32 ₩1,824	+174.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.06	$0.66 ₩909	+113.6%
Average			+94.0%

Beijing vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.43	$2.95 ₩4,086	+72.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥50.04	$6.79 ₩9,415	-9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥44.50	$7.85 ₩10,877	+18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥11.90	$2.93 ₩4,063	+65.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.26	$2.94 ₩4,078	+92.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.58	$3.26 ₩4,523	+232.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.15	$1.28 ₩1,779	+66.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.36	$2.35 ₩3,259	+193.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.03	$2.77 ₩3,843	+360.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.34	$1.50 ₩2,076	+329.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.76	$0.86 ₩1,186	+107.5%
Average			+139.0%

Beijing vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.4% more for transportation

	Beijing	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.21	$4.43 ₩6,136	+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥211.33	$24.79 ₩34,358	-21.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥122K	$25,072.36 ₩35M	+37.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.00	$8.16 ₩11,304	+76.3%
Average			+24.4%

Beijing vs. Incheon - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.9% more for housing

	Beijing	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥86.63	$19.81 ₩27,460	+53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,265.69	$539.51 ₩748K	-42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,379.32	$373.33 ₩517K	-26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥263.06	$118.88 ₩165K	+202.8%
Average			+46.9%

Beijing vs. Incheon - Cost of housing

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pay 58.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,761.84	$254.87 ₩353K	-64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥156K	$10,906.99 ₩15M	-53.1%
Average			-58.6%

Beijing vs. Incheon - Cost of childcare

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pay 32.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.51	$3.17 ₩4,398	+182.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.44	$3.48 ₩4,822	+19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.18	$3.18 ₩4,413	-24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥387.48	$32.02 ₩44,387	-44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥56.36	$10.61 ₩14,711	+26.2%
Average			+32.0%

Beijing vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥417.38	$49.77 ₩68,976	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥243.68	$39.49 ₩54,736	+8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥547.63	$70.50 ₩97,716	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥707.01	$99.06 ₩137K	-6.1%
Average			-7.9%

Beijing vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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