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Incheon vs. Stellenbosch Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 20.5% more expensive than Stellenbosch.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% more in Incheon
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 12.6% less in Incheon
Housing: pay 8.4% less in Incheon
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% more in Incheon
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Incheon

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

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Incheon vs. Stellenbosch Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.4% more for restaurants

	Stellenbosch	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZAR119.11	$5.99 ₩8,167	-17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.81 ZAR79.41	$6.72 ₩9,161	+39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 ZAR15.88	$1.57 ₩2,138	+63.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZAR12.24	$0.60 ₩823	-18.5%
Average			+6.4%

Stellenbosch vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Stellenbosch	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 ZAR18.61	$3.10 ₩4,224	+175.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.39 ZAR72.52	$7.84 ₩10,688	+78.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR82.49	$7.79 ₩10,629	+56.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ZAR47.51	$3.29 ₩4,484	+14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 ZAR43.52	$3.55 ₩4,848	+34.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.05	$3.44 ₩4,694	+335.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR10.80	$1.47 ₩2,001	+124.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 ZAR12.74	$2.59 ₩3,537	+236.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR11.70	$2.83 ₩3,864	+299.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ZAR7.88	$1.58 ₩2,155	+231.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.25	$1.10 ₩1,501	+61.5%
Average			+127.2%

Stellenbosch vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.6% less for transportation

	Stellenbosch	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.30 ZAR87.63	$5.21 ₩7,111	-1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.95 ₩34,029
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR585K	$29,385.60 ₩40M	-17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.62 ZAR208.45	$8.51 ₩11,604	-32.6%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 8.4% less for housing

	Stellenbosch	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.05 ZAR562.57	$20.82 ₩28,392	-38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$681.00 ZAR11,249.72	$600.24 ₩819K	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$480.71 ZAR7,940.98	$353.39 ₩482K	-26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.26 ZAR1,276.23	$160.90 ₩219K	+108.3%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Stellenbosch	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.38 ZAR4,317.91	$299.42 ₩408K	+14.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,343.44 ZAR38,712.27	$17,766.42 ₩24M	+658.1%
Average			+194.7%

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pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Stellenbosch	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.70 ZAR44.67	$3.46 ₩4,723	+28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 ZAR34.00	$3.66 ₩4,988	+77.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.61 ZAR59.56	$3.36 ₩4,581	-6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.54 ZAR471.50	$33.42 ₩45,582	+17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.71 ZAR143.93	$11.20 ₩15,269	+28.5%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Stellenbosch	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.84 ZAR872.86	$57.88 ₩78,937	+9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.04 ZAR479.77	$32.77 ₩44,695	+12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.84 ZAR1,979.73	$69.99 ₩95,451	-41.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.13 ZAR1,488.93	$82.45 ₩112K	-8.5%
Average			-9.9%

Stellenbosch vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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