Incheon vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Incheon	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3302	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$413	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2744	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	89
😀 Quality of life	95	97
🏙️ Population	2.94M	5.87M

The cost of living in Incheon is 66% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5138th and 81st ($1067 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in South Korea and Singapore, respectively. Check South Korea vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Incheon compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 29th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Singapore City

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	Incheon	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.88	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.8	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.06	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1331	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$920	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8666	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.54	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.62	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.69	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27144	$28407

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637