Columbus vs Incheon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Incheon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3302
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$413
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1202
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$2744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
906K
2.94M

The cost of living in Columbus is 111% more expensive than in Incheon. Cities ranked 1248th and 5138th ($2252 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 27th 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 Columbus compared to 2.6 months in Incheon. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Incheon ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 242nd and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Incheon

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Columbus Incheon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$37.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1331
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$8666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$6871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$8.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$7.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$4.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$27144

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Incheon

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi Bucheon
$1068
19 km or 12 mi Gimpo
$966
19 km or 12 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ansan
$990
26 km or 16 mi Anyang
$1025
27 km or 17 mi Goyang
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Gunpo
$1003
30 km or 19 mi Gwacheon
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Hwaseong
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Uiwang
$988
34 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1461
38 km or 23 mi Suwon
$970
42 km or 26 mi Siheung
$1087
43 km or 27 mi Seongnam
$1127
44 km or 27 mi Paju
$1020
46 km or 29 mi Guri
$1085
47 km or 29 mi Uijeongbu
$936
50 km or 31 mi Yangju
$941
51 km or 31 mi Hanam
$1074
51 km or 32 mi Osan
$1025
53 km or 33 mi Namyangju
$1084
54 km or 34 mi Gwangju
$1057
55 km or 34 mi Yongin
$1142
57 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1567
62 km or 38 mi Dongducheon
$968
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$1025
65 km or 40 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
68 km or 42 mi Pocheon
$989
73 km or 45 mi Icheon
$1077
75 km or 47 mi Anseong
$1041
78 km or 48 mi Seosan
$1027
86 km or 53 mi Cheonan
$1222
89 km or 56 mi Yeoju
$1036
104 km or 64 mi Haeju
$1562
106 km or 66 mi Chuncheon
$839
113 km or 70 mi Wonju
$1140
118 km or 74 mi Cheongju
$997
120 km or 74 mi Gongju
$1098
122 km or 76 mi Sejong
$1043
126 km or 78 mi Boryeong
$1134