Cost of living comparison

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Incheon vs. Troy Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 29.7% cheaper than Troy.

Restaurants
pay 53.7% less in Incheon
Groceries
pay 47.6% more in Incheon
Transportation
pay 8.7% less in Incheon
Housing
pay 56.1% less in Incheon
Childcare
pay 55.0% less in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.9% less in Incheon
Clothing
pay 6.4% more in Incheon

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

Incheon vs. Troy Cost Breakdown

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

pay 53.7% less for restaurants

 
Troy
Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.50
 
$5.99
₩7,985
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
 
$6.72
₩8,957
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
 
$1.57
₩2,090

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pay 47.6% more for groceries

 
Troy
Incheon
Bread
1 loaf
$2.95
 
$3.10
₩4,130
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.51
 
$7.84
₩10,450
Milk (1 gallon) $2.93
 
$7.79
₩10,392

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pay 8.7% less for transportation

 
Troy
Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.74
 
$5.21
₩6,953
Monthly public transit pass ?? $24.95
₩33,271
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,000.00
 
$29,385.60
₩39M

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pay 56.1% less for housing

 
Troy
Incheon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.75
 
$20.82
₩27,759
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,350.00
 
$600.24
₩800K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,217.00
 
$353.39
₩471K

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pay 55.0% less for childcare

 
Troy
Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,750.00
 
$299.42
₩399K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,000.00
 
$17,766.42
₩24M

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pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Troy
Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
 
$3.46
₩4,617
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.50
 
$3.66
₩4,877
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.00
 
$3.36
₩4,479

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pay 6.4% more for clothing

 
Troy
Incheon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.67
 
$57.88
₩77,178
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.00
 
$32.77
₩43,700
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.00
 
$69.99
₩93,325

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