Chicago vs Incheon - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chicago | Incheon | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Chicago is 145% more expensive than in Incheon. Cities ranked 529th and 4880th ($2678 vs $1092) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 17th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 2.2 months in Incheon. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Incheon ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 23rd and 45th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Chicago vs Incheon
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| Chicago | Incheon | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Chicago
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 7 mi |  Cicero | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Berwyn | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Oak Park | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Elmwood Park | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Maywood | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Evanston | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Skokie | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Burbank | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Melrose Park | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Oak Lawn | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Morton Grove | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Niles | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Park Ridge | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmette | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Blue Island | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Elmhurst | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Glenview | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Des Plaines | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Dolton | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Villa Park | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Harvey | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | East Chicago | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Westmont | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Calumet | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | South Holland | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Lombard | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Hammond | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Oak Forest | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Northbrook | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Mount Prospect | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Darien | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Elk Grove Village | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Downers Grove | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Orland Park | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Lansing | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Glen Ellyn | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Highland Park | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Munster | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Tinley Park | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Wheeling |
Cities near Incheon
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km or 7.8 mi |  Bucheon | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Gimpo | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Gwangmyeong | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ansan | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Anyang | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Goyang | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Gunpo | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Gwacheon | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Hwaseong | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Uiwang | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Seoul | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Suwon | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Siheung | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Seongnam | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Paju | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Guri | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Uijeongbu | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Yangju | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Hanam | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Osan | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Namyangju | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Gwangju | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Yongin | |
| 57 km or 35 mi |  Kaesong | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Dongducheon | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Dangjin | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Pyeongtaek | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Pocheon | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Icheon | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Anseong | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Seosan | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Cheonan | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Yeoju | |
| 104 km or 64 mi | Haeju | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Chuncheon | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Wonju | |
| 118 km or 74 mi | Cheongju | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Gongju | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Sejong | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Boryeong |