Incheon vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Incheon Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$405
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1198
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.5
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2196
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
91
24
😀 Quality of life
94
41
🏙️ Population
2.94M
7.82M

The cost of living in Incheon is 37% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5173rd and 6604th ($1020 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 53rd in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Incheon ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 46th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Incheon Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$903
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8575
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6680
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.18
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.6
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.31
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.66
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.61
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19813
$14498

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543