Incheon vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Incheon	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3302	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$413	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2744	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	2.94M	11.5M

The cost of living in Incheon is 6% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5138th and 5616th ($1067 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 2.6 months in Incheon compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 29th and 4573rd 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	$6.88	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.8	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.06	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1331	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$920	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8666	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.54	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.62	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.69	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27144	$13135

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Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$966
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$990
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1025
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1008
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1003
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$988
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1461
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$970
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1087
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1127
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1020
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1085
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$941
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1074
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1025
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1057
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1142
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1567
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$968
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1025
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$989
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$1077
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$1041
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$1027
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$1222
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$1036
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1562
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$839
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$1140
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$997
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$1098
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$1043
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1134

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629