Incheon vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Incheon	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$405	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$1198	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2196	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	82
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	2.94M	5.38M

The cost of living in Incheon is 26% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5173rd and 6353rd ($1020 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 3rd 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 Saint Petersburg. Incheon ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 46th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Saint Petersburg

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	Incheon	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$255	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$903	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8575	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6680	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.18	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.6	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.66	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.61	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19813	$6504

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438