Incheon vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Incheon	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$405	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$1198	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.5	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2196	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	72
😀 Quality of life	94	61
🏙️ Population	2.94M	4.43M

The cost of living in Incheon is 12% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5173rd and 5921st ($1020 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st 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 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Incheon ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 46th and 5184th 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	$6.77	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$903	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8575	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6680	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.18	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.6	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.66	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.61	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19813	$4829

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952