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Incheon vs. Monterrey Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 13.4% cheaper than Monterrey.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Incheon
Groceries: pay 46.0% more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Incheon
Housing: pay 32.3% less in Incheon
Childcare: pay 18.9% less in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.1% more in Incheon
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Incheon

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

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Incheon vs. Monterrey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Monterrey	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$5.99 ₩7,993	-56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.13 MX$205.76	$6.72 ₩8,966	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 MX$30.99	$1.57 ₩2,092	-6.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$19.03	$0.60 ₩806	-41.3%
Average			-46.0%

Monterrey vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.0% more for groceries

	Monterrey	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 MX$54.63	$3.10 ₩4,134	+4.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 MX$113.44	$7.84 ₩10,461	+27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 MX$133.19	$7.79 ₩10,403	+8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 MX$47.39	$3.29 ₩4,388	+28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 MX$79.19	$3.55 ₩4,745	-17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 MX$28.05	$3.44 ₩4,594	+127.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$13.19	$1.47 ₩1,958	+105.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$18.19	$2.59 ₩3,462	+163.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 MX$20.72	$2.83 ₩3,782	+152.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 MX$19.52	$1.58 ₩2,109	+49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 MX$22.77	$1.10 ₩1,469	-10.6%
Average			+46.0%

Monterrey vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Monterrey	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MX$109.36	$5.21 ₩6,960	-11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.04 MX$592.58	$24.95 ₩33,304	-22.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$29,385.60 ₩39M	+36.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 MX$195.47	$8.51 ₩11,357	-19.5%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 32.3% less for housing

	Monterrey	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.79 MX$495.42	$20.82 ₩27,787	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	$600.24 ₩801K	-38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	$353.39 ₩472K	-48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	$160.90 ₩215K	+75.1%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 18.9% less for childcare

	Monterrey	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	$299.42 ₩400K	-57.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,496.80 MX$213K	$17,766.42 ₩24M	+54.5%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Monterrey	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MX$43.72	$3.46 ₩4,622	+46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 MX$74.68	$3.66 ₩4,882	-9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 MX$90.53	$3.36 ₩4,483	-31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.22 MX$577.27	$33.42 ₩44,611	+7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 MX$97.74	$11.20 ₩14,944	+111.8%
Average			+25.1%

Monterrey vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	Monterrey	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	$57.88 ₩77,255	-21.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.76 MX$790.75	$32.77 ₩43,743	-23.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	$69.99 ₩93,417	-37.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	$82.45 ₩110K	-31.7%
Average			-28.8%

Monterrey vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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