Cost of living comparison
Incheon is 54.0% more expensive than Moscow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.1% more in Incheon
- Groceries
-
pay 3.1 times more in Incheon
- Transportation
-
pay 27.6% more in Incheon
- Housing
-
pay 52.8% more in Incheon
- Childcare
-
pay 53.5% more in Incheon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.8% more in Incheon
- Clothing
-
pay 21.4% less in Incheon
The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Incheon are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Incheon.
If you lived in Incheon instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Incheon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB717.07
|
$6.45
₩8,890
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB398.37
|
$5.91
₩8,149
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB83.68
|
$1.32
₩1,827
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB37.87
|
$0.73
₩1,008
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Incheon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB48.29
|
$3.10
₩4,280
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB343.89
|
$6.52
₩8,999
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB278.40
|
$7.86
₩10,843
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB118.60
|
$3.06
₩4,218
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB154.97
|
$3.57
₩4,928
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB52.86
|
$3.30
₩4,548
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB52.09
|
$1.41
₩1,942
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB55.85
|
$2.49
₩3,435
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB87.69
|
$2.68
₩3,703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB19.45
|
$1.35
₩1,867
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB16.33
|
$0.73
₩1,008
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Incheon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB173.14
|
$4.41
₩6,078
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,230.89
|
$25.03
₩34,527
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB2,390,235.43
|
$27,023.07
₩37,269,131
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB454.14
|
$7.91
₩10,905
|
|
pay 52.8% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Incheon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB497.88
|
$22.27
₩30,719
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB74,974.87
|
$489.41
₩674,969
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB45,527.48
|
$334.23
₩460,954
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB6,764.34
|
$133.35
₩183,915
|
|
pay 53.5% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Incheon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB36,415.94
|
$276.93
₩381,933
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB812,843.25
|
$25,783.32
₩35,559,321
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Incheon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB239.02
|
$2.86
₩3,951
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB197.05
|
$3.46
₩4,774
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB191.22
|
$3.22
₩4,445
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB2,524.24
|
$39.21
₩54,080
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB398.37
|
$10.74
₩14,816
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Incheon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB6,334.71
|
$58.49
₩80,667
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB3,302.41
|
$37.24
₩51,363
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB8,504.45
|
$60.88
₩83,960
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB7,959.42
|
$100.27
₩138,286
|
|
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