Incheon vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Incheon	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3302	$3635
🏠 One person rent	$413	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$1602
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2744	$765
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	41
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	2.94M	580K

The cost of living in Incheon is 19% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5138th and 4282nd ($1067 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 2.6 months in Incheon compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 29th and 5962nd 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	$6.88	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.8	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.06	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1331	$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$920	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8666	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.54	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.62	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.69	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27144	$2136

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728