Cape Town vs Incheon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Incheon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$484	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$1198
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$430
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$98.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$2196
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	55	91
😀 Quality of life	60	94
🏙️ Population	434K	2.94M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 14% less expensive than in Incheon. Cities ranked 6078th and 5173rd ($881 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 42nd in South Africa and South Korea, respectively. Check South Africa vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 2.2 months in Incheon. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Incheon ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 5406th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Incheon

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	Cape Town	Incheon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$357
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$1436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$8575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$6680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$5.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$4.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$6.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$7.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$19813

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1152
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$1127
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1097
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1144
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1120
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$1054
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1444
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$987
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1081
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1121
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1072
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1101
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$983
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1069
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1024
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1106
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1063
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1256
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1542
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1002
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$1041
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$949
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$986
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$1005
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$940
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$973
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1560
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$911
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$880
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$903
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$949
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$963
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1084