Incheon vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Incheon	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1088	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2652	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$472	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2404	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	82
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	2.94M	5.65M

The cost of living in Incheon is 12% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5002nd and 5813th ($1088 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 44th and 3397th 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	$6.63	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6350	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5235	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.19	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.98	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.52	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.9	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10957	$10534

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Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1175
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1004
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1097
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1112
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$1080
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$1066
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1307
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1435
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1065
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1134
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$948
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1178
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1076
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1138
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1196
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1120
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1568
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1059
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$1028
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$1171
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$1078
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$1068
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$1153
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$1079
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1565
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$874
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$1110
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$924
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$1063
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$1020
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1085

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566