Cost of living comparison
Los Angeles is 2.7 times more expensive than Incheon.
If you lived in Los Angeles instead of Incheon, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Incheon
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.63
₩8,986
|
$24.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
₩7,488
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
₩1,872
|
$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
₩1,015
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
Incheon
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
₩3,994
|
$5.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,203
|
$6.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,098
|
$4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
$4.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
₩3,057
|
$7.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
₩3,397
|
$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
₩1,812
|
$1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,495
|
$1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
₩2,717
|
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
₩1,698
|
$1.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
₩1,019
|
$1.08
|
|
pay 90.0% more for transportation
Incheon
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
₩6,306
|
$5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.08
₩33,974
|
$83.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.05
₩10,907
|
$16.52
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Incheon
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.61
₩30,620
|
$74.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$387.03
₩524,194
|
$2,490.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$276.45
₩374,424
|
$2,107.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.09
₩189,734
|
$145.78
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Incheon
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.16
₩299,539
|
$1,950.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
$28,750.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Incheon
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.95
₩3,994
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
₩4,826
|
$5.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.91
₩45,929
|
$53.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,977
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 28.1% more for clothing
Incheon
|
Los Angeles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.21
₩81,541
|
$62.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.86
₩49,923
|
$44.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.88
₩97,350
|
$106.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.21
₩139,785
|
$145.95
|
|
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