Cost of living comparison

 Warsaw, Poland
compared to
 Incheon, South Korea
Incheon vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 10.4% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 38.0% less in Incheon
Groceries
pay 2.5 times more in Incheon
Transportation
pay 12.3% less in Incheon
Housing
pay 31.3% less in Incheon
Childcare
pay 29.8% more in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.7% less in Incheon
Clothing
pay 19.5% less in Incheon

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

Incheon vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 38.0% less for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.90
PLN35.66
$6.45
₩8,783
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.66
PLN31.21
$5.91
₩8,051
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79
PLN6.46
$1.32
₩1,805

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Incheon
Bread
1 loaf
$1.09
PLN3.92
$3.10
₩4,229
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
PLN15.70
$6.52
₩8,890
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
PLN13.68
$7.86
₩10,713

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

 
Warsaw
Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.20
PLN22.34
$4.41
₩6,005
Monthly public transit pass $27.22
PLN98.08
$25.03
₩34,111
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,732.76
PLN110,731.59
$27,023.07
₩36,819,978

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pay 31.3% less for housing

 
Warsaw
Incheon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.20
PLN61.95
$22.27
₩30,349
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,070.18
PLN3,855.92
$489.41
₩666,834
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $832.44
PLN2,999.30
$334.23
₩455,399

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pay 29.8% more for childcare

 
Warsaw
Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.82
PLN1,829.71
$276.93
₩377,331
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,579.90
PLN45,325.97
$25,783.32
₩35,130,773

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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.71
PLN13.37
$2.86
₩3,903
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.66
PLN13.19
$3.46
₩4,717
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.76
PLN17.16
$3.22
₩4,391

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

 
Warsaw
Incheon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.45
PLN322.29
$58.49
₩79,695
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.56
PLN149.73
$37.24
₩50,744
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.32
PLN318.23
$60.88
₩82,948

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