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Jonesboro vs. Incheon Cost of Living Summary

Jonesboro is 33.6% more expensive than Incheon.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Jonesboro
Groceries: pay 32.7% less in Jonesboro
Transportation: pay 5.6% less in Jonesboro
Housing: pay 99.6% more in Jonesboro
Childcare: pay 10.7% more in Jonesboro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% more in Jonesboro
Clothing: pay 15.6% more in Jonesboro

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

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Jonesboro vs. Incheon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Incheon	Jonesboro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.99 ₩7,985	$27.50	+359.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.72 ₩8,957	$10.50	+56.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 ₩2,090	$2.25	+43.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ₩805	$1.83	+203.7%
Average			+169.0%

Incheon vs. Jonesboro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.7% less for groceries

	Incheon	Jonesboro
Bread 1 loaf	$3.10 ₩4,130	$3.35	+8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.84 ₩10,450	$4.41	-43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 ₩10,392	$4.20	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ₩4,384	$3.72	+13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 ₩4,740	$4.02	+13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.44 ₩4,590	$2.00	-42.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 ₩1,956	$0.51	-65.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.59 ₩3,458	$1.38	-46.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.83 ₩3,778	$1.74	-38.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 ₩2,107	$0.75	-52.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 ₩1,467	$1.09	-1.3%
Average			-32.7%

Incheon vs. Jonesboro - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

	Incheon	Jonesboro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 ₩6,953	$3.13	-40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.95 ₩33,271	$30.00	+20.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,385.60 ₩39M	$31,706.75	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.51 ₩11,346	$14.43	+69.6%
Average			-5.6%

Incheon vs. Jonesboro - Cost of transportation

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pay 99.6% more for housing

	Incheon	Jonesboro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.82 ₩27,759	$72.50	+248.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$600.24 ₩800K	$1,148.75	+91.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.39 ₩471K	$868.33	+145.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.90 ₩215K	$171.40	+6.5%
Average			+99.6%

Incheon vs. Jonesboro - Cost of housing

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pay 10.7% more for childcare

	Incheon	Jonesboro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.42 ₩399K	$766.67	+156.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,766.42 ₩24M	$8,500.00	-52.2%
Average			+10.7%

Incheon vs. Jonesboro - Cost of childcare

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pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Incheon	Jonesboro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.46 ₩4,617	$4.50	+29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 ₩4,877	$5.04	+37.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,479	$8.25	+145.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 ₩44,566	$40.20	+20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩14,929	$12.00	+7.2%
Average			+31.0%

Incheon vs. Jonesboro - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.6% more for clothing

	Incheon	Jonesboro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.88 ₩77,178	$63.59	+9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.77 ₩43,700	$36.67	+11.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.99 ₩93,325	$78.75	+12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.45 ₩110K	$106.38	+29.0%
Average			+15.6%

Incheon vs. Jonesboro - Cost of clothing

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