Incheon vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Incheon	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3302	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$413	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2744	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	72
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	2.94M	4.43M

The cost of living in Incheon is 1% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5138th and 5069th ($1067 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in South Korea and South Africa, respectively. Check South Korea vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Incheon compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 29th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Johannesburg

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	Incheon	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.88	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.8	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.06	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1331	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$920	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8666	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.54	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.62	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.69	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27144	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045