Incheon vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Incheon Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3302
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$413
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2744
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
78
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
2.94M
12.6M

The cost of living in Incheon is 105% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5138th and 8506th ($1067 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 518th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Incheon compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 29th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Incheon Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.88
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.06
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$920
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8666
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6871
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.29
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.54
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.31
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.62
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.23
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.69
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.3
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27144
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619