Cost of living comparison
Incheon is 37.1% cheaper than Los Angeles.
If you lived in Incheon instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Los Angeles
|
Incheon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$5.32
₩7,211
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.41
₩5,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$1.32
₩1,795
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
|
$0.72
₩979
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
Los Angeles
|
Incheon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.06
|
$2.99
₩4,052
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.46
|
$4.59
₩6,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
|
$8.47
₩11,487
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.92
|
$3.38
₩4,584
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$3.08
₩4,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$2.17
₩2,944
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
|
$1.44
₩1,947
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$2.81
₩3,816
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$2.77
₩3,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$1.44
₩1,947
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.86
₩1,168
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Los Angeles
|
Incheon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
|
$5.00
₩6,784
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$38.93
₩52,792
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
|
$24,929.84
₩33,805,986
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.67
|
$7.63
₩10,342
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Los Angeles
|
Incheon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.60
|
$20.13
₩27,297
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,627.42
|
$379.81
₩515,042
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,023.89
|
$265.87
₩360,530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.61
|
$111.29
₩150,916
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
Los Angeles
|
Incheon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.67
|
$227.89
₩309,025
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,929.57
|
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Los Angeles
|
Incheon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$3.04
₩4,120
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$3.57
₩4,841
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.15
|
$33.93
₩46,010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$8.36
₩11,331
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Los Angeles
|
Incheon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.36
|
$55.71
₩75,540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.80
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.97
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.00
|
$75.96
₩103,008
|
|
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