Incheon vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Incheon	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1092	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2890	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$493	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1030	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$95	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2433	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	2.94M	11.5M

The cost of living in Incheon is 12% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4880th and 5654th ($1092 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in South Korea and Brazil, respectively. Check South Korea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Incheon ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 45th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Sao Paulo

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	Incheon	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.53	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1305	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6378	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6335	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.89	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.02	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.01	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18156	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611