Cost of living comparison

 Canberra, Australia
compared to
 Incheon, South Korea
Incheon vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary
Incheon vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Incheon instead of Canberra, you would:

pay 57.1% less for restaurants

 
Canberra
Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.77
A$30.27
$6.45
₩8,795
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.89
A$15.13
$5.91
₩8,062
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.76
A$4.23
$1.32
₩1,808

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pay 14.9% more for groceries

 
Canberra
Incheon
Bread
1 loaf
$2.59
A$3.96
$3.10
₩4,235
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
A$8.25
$6.52
₩8,903
Milk (1 gallon) $6.59
A$10.09
$7.86
₩10,728

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pay 38.7% less for transportation

 
Canberra
Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.07
A$7.77
$4.41
₩6,013
Monthly public transit pass $118.63
A$181.61
$25.03
₩34,159
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,276.08
A$44,819.49
$27,023.07
₩36,871,919

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pay 60.5% less for housing

 
Canberra
Incheon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.39
A$100.11
$22.27
₩30,392
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,783.31
A$2,730.11
$489.41
₩667,775
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,413.05
A$2,163.27
$334.23
₩456,041

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pay 3.6% less for childcare

 
Canberra
Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,847.17
A$2,827.87
$276.93
₩377,863
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,503.36
A$22,203.56
$25,783.32
₩35,180,332

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pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Canberra
Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.25
A$11.10
$2.86
₩3,909
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.68
A$5.64
$3.46
₩4,723
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$26.36
A$40.36
$3.22
₩4,398

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pay 41.3% less for clothing

 
Canberra
Incheon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.77
A$132.84
$58.49
₩79,807
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$72.18
A$110.50
$37.24
₩50,816
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.51
A$182.96
$60.88
₩83,065

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