Incheon vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Incheon	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$1198	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.5	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2196	$3155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	2.94M	2.15M

The cost of living in Incheon is 54% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5173rd and 1216th ($1020 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 2nd in South Korea and France, respectively. Check South Korea vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Incheon ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 46th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Paris

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	Incheon	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$903	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8575	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6680	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.18	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.6	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.66	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.61	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19813	$16502

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Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1152
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$1127
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1097
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1144
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1120
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$1054
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1444
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$987
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1081
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1121
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1072
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1101
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$983
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1069
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1024
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1106
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1063
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1256
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1542
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1002
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$1041
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$949
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$986
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$1005
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$940
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$973
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1560
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$911
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$880
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$903
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$949
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$963
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1084

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381