Incheon vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Incheon	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1092	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2890	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$493	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$1030	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$95	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2433	$763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	41
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	2.94M	580K

The cost of living in Incheon is 21% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4880th and 3941st ($1092 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in South Korea and Jamaica, respectively. Check South Korea vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Incheon ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 45th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Kingston

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	Incheon	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.53	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1305	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6378	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6335	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.89	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.02	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.01	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18156	$2764

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Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1163
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$1099
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1171
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1098
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1334
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$1022
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1283
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1400
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1075
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1122
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$974
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1161
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1042
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1129
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1165
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1127
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1565
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1033
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$1040
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$1020
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$1026
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$1036
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$1151
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$1026
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1550
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$865
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$1074
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$1038
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$1019
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1063

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707