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Incheon vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 37.9% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% less in Incheon
Groceries: pay 12.7% more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 54.5% less in Incheon
Housing: pay 51.9% less in Incheon
Childcare: pay 71.1% less in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.2% less in Incheon
Clothing: pay 25.7% less in Incheon

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Incheon.

Incheon vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.5% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.90	$6.72 ₩10,118	-27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.92	$6.30 ₩9,479	-18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.02	$1.32 ₩1,981	-16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.48	$0.66 ₩987	-43.3%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 12.7% more for groceries

	Singapore	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.03	$2.95 ₩4,438	+24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.40	$6.79 ₩10,225	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.79	$7.85 ₩11,813	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.16	$2.93 ₩4,413	-9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.48	$2.94 ₩4,429	-41.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.50	$3.26 ₩4,912	+67.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.75	$1.28 ₩1,932	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.85	$2.35 ₩3,540	+5.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.52	$2.77 ₩4,173	+133.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.44	$1.50 ₩2,255	+33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.25	$0.86 ₩1,288	-12.2%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 54.5% less for transportation

	Singapore	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.60	$4.43 ₩6,664	-46.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.01	$24.79 ₩37,315	-73.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD179K	$25,072.36 ₩38M	-82.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.50	$8.16 ₩12,277	-16.3%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 51.9% less for housing

	Singapore	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.02	$19.81 ₩29,823	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD3,997.27	$539.51 ₩812K	-82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,920.13	$373.33 ₩562K	-83.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD149.10	$118.88 ₩179K	+2.3%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 71.1% less for childcare

	Singapore	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,607.95	$254.87 ₩384K	-79.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,302.47	$10,906.99 ₩16M	-62.5%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.92	$3.17 ₩4,776	-59.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.00	$3.48 ₩5,237	-25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.36	$3.18 ₩4,793	-75.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD150.25	$32.02 ₩48,206	-72.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.88	$10.61 ₩15,976	-8.5%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 25.7% less for clothing

	Singapore	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD108.93	$49.77 ₩74,912	-41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.61	$39.49 ₩59,446	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD134.04	$70.50 ₩106K	-32.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD161.85	$99.06 ₩149K	-21.5%
Average			-25.7%

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