Incheon vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Incheon	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3302	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$413	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2744	$4332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	61
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	2.94M	246K

The cost of living in Incheon is 43% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5138th and 2276th ($1067 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1806th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Incheon compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 29th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Louisville

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	Incheon	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.88	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.8	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.06	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1331	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$920	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8666	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.54	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.62	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.69	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27144	$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954