Incheon vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Incheon	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1092	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2890	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$493	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1030	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$95	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2433	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	44
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	2.94M	1.13M

The cost of living in Incheon is 18% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4880th and 5898th ($1092 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd in South Korea and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Incheon ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 45th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Santo Domingo

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	Incheon	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.53	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1305	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6378	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6335	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.89	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.02	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.01	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18156	$7607

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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 Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521