Cost of living comparison

Incheon, South Korea

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Incheon Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 24.9% more expensive than Incheon.

Restaurants: pay 70.2% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 48.5% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 15.8% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 78.3% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 16.1% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 27.9% more in Warsaw

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Warsaw are more expensive than in Incheon. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Incheon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.2% more for restaurants

	Incheon	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.45 ₩9,143	$9.90 PLN37.24	+53.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 ₩8,381	$8.66 PLN32.58	+46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 ₩1,879	$1.79 PLN6.75	+35.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₩1,036	$1.79 PLN6.73	+145.0%
Average			+70.2%

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pay 48.5% less for groceries

	Incheon	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$3.10 ₩4,402	$1.09 PLN4.10	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 ₩9,255	$4.36 PLN16.40	-33.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.86 ₩11,152	$3.80 PLN14.28	-51.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.06 ₩4,338	$3.02 PLN11.38	-1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 ₩5,069	$2.54 PLN9.55	-29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ₩4,678	$0.45 PLN1.71	-86.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.41 ₩1,997	$0.75 PLN2.81	-47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49 ₩3,533	$0.82 PLN3.09	-67.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.68 ₩3,808	$1.39 PLN5.22	-48.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 ₩1,920	$0.41 PLN1.56	-69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 ₩1,037	$0.47 PLN1.76	-35.9%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 15.8% more for transportation

	Incheon	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 ₩6,251	$6.20 PLN23.33	+40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.03 ₩35,509	$27.22 PLN102.41	+8.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,023.07 ₩38,329,246	$30,732.76 PLN115,623.76	+13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.91 ₩11,215	$7.92 PLN29.79	+0.1%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 78.3% more for housing

	Incheon	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.27 ₩31,593	$17.20 PLN64.69	-22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.41 ₩694,168	$1,070.18 PLN4,026.28	+118.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$334.23 ₩474,066	$832.44 PLN3,131.81	+149.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.35 ₩189,146	$224.46 PLN844.47	+68.3%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 16.1% more for childcare

	Incheon	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$276.93 ₩392,797	$507.82 PLN1,910.54	+83.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,783.32 ₩36,570,800	$12,579.90 PLN47,328.49	-51.2%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Incheon	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 ₩4,063	$3.71 PLN13.96	+29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ₩4,910	$3.66 PLN13.77	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 ₩4,571	$4.76 PLN17.92	+47.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.21 ₩55,618	$42.25 PLN158.95	+7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.74 ₩15,238	$8.66 PLN32.58	-19.4%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 27.9% more for clothing

	Incheon	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.49 ₩82,962	$89.45 PLN336.53	+52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.24 ₩52,824	$41.56 PLN156.34	+11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 ₩86,348	$88.32 PLN332.29	+45.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.27 ₩142,220	$102.18 PLN384.41	+1.9%
Average			+27.9%

Incheon vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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