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Xiamen vs. Incheon Cost of Living Summary

Xiamen is 15.3% cheaper than Incheon.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Xiamen
Groceries: pay 48.1% less in Xiamen
Transportation: pay 36.0% less in Xiamen
Housing: pay 48.2% less in Xiamen
Childcare: pay 93.4% more in Xiamen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% less in Xiamen
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Xiamen

Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Xiamen. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Xiamen.

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Xiamen vs. Incheon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Incheon	Xiamen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩10,002	$2.80 CN¥19.00	-58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.30 ₩9,370	$5.61 CN¥37.99	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 ₩1,958	$0.50 CN¥3.37	-62.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₩976	$0.31 CN¥2.10	-52.8%
Average			-46.0%

Incheon vs. Xiamen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.1% less for groceries

	Incheon	Xiamen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 ₩4,387	$2.13 CN¥14.44	-27.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.79 ₩10,107	$5.61 CN¥37.99	-17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.85 ₩11,676	$5.93 CN¥40.15	-24.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 ₩4,362	$1.37 CN¥9.26	-53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 ₩4,377	$1.06 CN¥7.18	-64.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.26 ₩4,855	$1.02 CN¥6.89	-68.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.28 ₩1,910	$0.62 CN¥4.20	-51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.35 ₩3,499	$0.70 CN¥4.74	-70.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.77 ₩4,125	$0.86 CN¥5.81	-69.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 ₩2,229	$0.42 CN¥2.87	-71.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 ₩1,273	$0.76 CN¥5.17	-10.8%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 36.0% less for transportation

	Incheon	Xiamen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 ₩6,587	$4.42 CN¥29.96	-0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.79 ₩36,884	$11.22 CN¥75.99	-54.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,072.36 ₩37M	$16,599.37 CN¥112K	-33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.16 ₩12,135	$3.65 CN¥24.70	-55.3%
Average			-36.0%

Incheon vs. Xiamen - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.2% less for housing

	Incheon	Xiamen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.81 ₩29,478	$9.76 CN¥66.11	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$539.51 ₩803K	$342.70 CN¥2,321.89	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$373.33 ₩555K	$258.59 CN¥1,751.97	-30.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.88 ₩177K	$29.95 CN¥202.93	-74.8%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 93.4% more for childcare

	Incheon	Xiamen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$254.87 ₩379K	$461.48 CN¥3,126.64	+81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,906.99 ₩16M	$22,431.58 CN¥152K	+105.7%
Average			+93.4%

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pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Incheon	Xiamen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.17 ₩4,721	$1.40 CN¥9.50	-55.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 ₩5,176	$2.82 CN¥19.08	-19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,738	$2.80 CN¥19.00	-11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.02 ₩47,650	$44.68 CN¥302.69	+39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩15,792	$9.46 CN¥64.12	-10.8%
Average			-11.6%

Incheon vs. Xiamen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Incheon	Xiamen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.77 ₩74,047	$43.43 CN¥294.27	-12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.49 ₩58,759	$27.20 CN¥184.27	-31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.50 ₩105K	$85.52 CN¥579.42	+21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.06 ₩147K	$80.61 CN¥546.17	-18.6%
Average			-10.3%

Incheon vs. Xiamen - Cost of clothing

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