Incheon vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Incheon	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1088	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2652	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$472	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2404	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	74
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	2.94M	4.43M

The cost of living in Incheon is 0.5% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5002nd and 5031st ($1088 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 44th and 5648th 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	$6.63	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6350	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5235	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.19	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.98	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.6	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.52	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.9	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10957	$5503

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Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1175
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1004
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1097
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1112
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$1080
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$1066
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1307
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1435
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1065
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1134
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$948
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1178
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1076
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1138
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1196
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1120
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1568
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1059
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$1028
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$1171
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$1078
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$1068
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$1153
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$1079
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1565
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$874
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$1110
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$924
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$1063
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$1020
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1085

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915