Incheon vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Incheon	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1092	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2890	$1828
🏠 One person rent	$493	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$1030	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$95	$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2433	$647
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	46
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	2.94M	1.2M

The cost of living in Incheon is 52% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 4880th and 6811th ($1092 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 24th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Incheon ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th in Russia, while ranked 45th and 5853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Nizhny Novgorod

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	Incheon	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.53	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1305	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$6.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	14.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6378	$2295
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6335	$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.89	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.02	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.01	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18156	$4568

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$554
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$592
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$681
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$537
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$540
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$438
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$734
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$564
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$719
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$524
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$559
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$675
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$743
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$622
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1244
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$528
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$786
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$633
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$508
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$561
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$590
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$612
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$552
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$584
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$609
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$580
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$639
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$430
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$613
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$656
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$538
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$605
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$593
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$555
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$557