Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

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South Korea

Incheon vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 11.8% cheaper than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% less in Incheon
Groceries: pay 81.7% more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Incheon
Housing: pay 43.8% less in Incheon
Childcare: pay 0.4% less in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.6% less in Incheon
Clothing: pay 24.5% less in Incheon

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

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Incheon vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.5% less for restaurants

	Riyadh	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$5.99 ₩7,993	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$6.72 ₩8,966	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$1.57 ₩2,092	+79.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$0.60 ₩806	+92.5%
Average			-6.5%

Riyadh vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.7% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$3.10 ₩4,134	+140.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$7.84 ₩10,461	+48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$7.79 ₩10,403	+15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$3.29 ₩4,388	+6.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$3.55 ₩4,745	-18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$3.44 ₩4,594	+164.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$1.47 ₩1,958	+67.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$2.59 ₩3,462	+130.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$2.83 ₩3,782	+256.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$1.58 ₩2,109	+190.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$1.10 ₩1,469	+86.7%
Average			+81.7%

Riyadh vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$5.21 ₩6,960	+122.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	$24.95 ₩33,304	-33.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$29,385.60 ₩39M	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$8.51 ₩11,357	-53.0%
Average			+5.5%

Riyadh vs. Incheon - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.8% less for housing

	Riyadh	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$20.82 ₩27,787	-71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$600.24 ₩801K	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$353.39 ₩472K	-57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$160.90 ₩215K	+96.6%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 0.4% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$299.42 ₩400K	-43.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$17,766.42 ₩24M	+75.8%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$3.46 ₩4,622	+62.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$3.66 ₩4,882	-14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$3.36 ₩4,483	-56.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$33.42 ₩44,611	-62.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$11.20 ₩14,944	-16.0%
Average			-26.6%

Riyadh vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.5% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$57.88 ₩77,255	-0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$32.77 ₩43,743	-39.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$69.99 ₩93,417	-31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$82.45 ₩110K	-20.7%
Average			-24.5%

Riyadh vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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