Incheon vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Incheon	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3302	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$413	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2744	$2358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	91	77
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	2.94M	936K

The cost of living in Incheon is 48% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5138th and 1770th ($1067 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 7th in South Korea and Israel, respectively. Check South Korea vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Incheon compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 29th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Jerusalem

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	Incheon	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.88	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.8	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.06	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1331	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$920	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8666	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.54	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.62	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.69	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27144	$11066

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671