Incheon vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Incheon	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1088	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2652	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2404	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	17
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	2.94M	216K

The cost of living in Incheon is 42% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5002nd and 2432nd ($1088 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in South Korea and New Zealand, respectively. Check South Korea vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 44th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Wellington

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	Incheon	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6350	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5235	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.19	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.98	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.6	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.52	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.9	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10957	$12047

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Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1175
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1004
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1097
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1112
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$1080
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$1066
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1307
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1435
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1065
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1134
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$948
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1178
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1076
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1138
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1196
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1120
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1568
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1059
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$1028
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$1171
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$1078
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$1068
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$1153
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$1079
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1565
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$874
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$1110
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$924
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$1063
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$1020
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1085

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811