Incheon vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Incheon	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$1198	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.5	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2196	$2599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	91	77
😀 Quality of life	94	85
🏙️ Population	2.94M	936K

The cost of living in Incheon is 48% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5173rd and 1907th ($1020 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 10th in South Korea and Israel, respectively. Check South Korea vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Incheon ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 46th and 276th 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	$6.77	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$903	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8575	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6680	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.18	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.6	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.66	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.61	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19813	$10218

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499