Cost of living comparison

South Korea

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Belgium

Hasselt vs. Incheon Cost of Living Summary

Hasselt is 43.4% more expensive than Incheon.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Hasselt
Groceries: pay 40.8% less in Hasselt
Transportation: pay 43.7% more in Hasselt
Housing: pay 72.1% more in Hasselt
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Hasselt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% more in Hasselt
Clothing: pay 63.4% more in Hasselt

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Hasselt are more expensive than in Incheon. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Hasselt.

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Hasselt vs. Incheon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Incheon	Hasselt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.99 ₩7,993	$22.39 €19.93	+274.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.72 ₩8,966	$13.44 €11.96	+100.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 ₩2,092	$3.60 €3.20	+129.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ₩806	$3.14 €2.79	+419.4%
Average			+195.7%

Incheon vs. Hasselt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.8% less for groceries

	Incheon	Hasselt
Bread 1 loaf	$3.10 ₩4,134	$2.57 €2.28	-17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.84 ₩10,461	$3.92 €3.49	-50.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 ₩10,403	$5.07 €4.52	-34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ₩4,388	$3.30 €2.94	+0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 ₩4,745	$5.29 €4.71	+48.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.44 ₩4,594	$0.90 €0.80	-73.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 ₩1,958	$0.78 €0.69	-47.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.59 ₩3,462	$1.20 €1.06	-53.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.83 ₩3,782	$1.21 €1.07	-57.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 ₩2,109	$0.82 €0.73	-47.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 ₩1,469	$0.61 €0.54	-44.8%
Average			-40.8%

Incheon vs. Hasselt - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.7% more for transportation

	Incheon	Hasselt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 ₩6,960	$7.39 €6.58	+41.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.95 ₩33,304	$32.75 €29.15	+31.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,385.60 ₩39M	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	+20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.51 ₩11,357	$27.10 €24.12	+218.5%
Average			+43.7%

Incheon vs. Hasselt - Cost of transportation

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pay 72.1% more for housing

	Incheon	Hasselt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.82 ₩27,787	$47.40 €42.19	+127.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$600.24 ₩801K	$923.78 €822.20	+53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.39 ₩472K	$812.48 €723.14	+129.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.90 ₩215K	$156.74 €139.51	-2.6%
Average			+72.1%

Incheon vs. Hasselt - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Incheon	Hasselt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.42 ₩400K	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	+442.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,766.42 ₩24M	$33,405.44 €29,732.05	+88.0%
Average			+219.3%

Incheon vs. Hasselt - Cost of childcare

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pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Incheon	Hasselt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.46 ₩4,622	$5.21 €4.63	+50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 ₩4,882	$3.75 €3.34	+2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,483	$12.88 €11.46	+283.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 ₩44,611	$27.99 €24.92	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩14,944	$15.12 €13.45	+35.0%
Average			+28.6%

Incheon vs. Hasselt - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 63.4% more for clothing

	Incheon	Hasselt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.88 ₩77,255	$111.27 €99.03	+92.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.77 ₩43,743	$51.94 €46.23	+58.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.99 ₩93,417	$102.59 €91.31	+46.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.45 ₩110K	$131.57 €117.10	+59.6%
Average			+63.4%

Incheon vs. Hasselt - Cost of clothing

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