Incheon vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Incheon	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3302	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$413	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2744	$3414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	2.94M	2.15M

The cost of living in Incheon is 55% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5138th and 998th ($1067 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in South Korea and France, respectively. Check South Korea vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Incheon compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Incheon ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 29th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Paris

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	Incheon	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.88	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.8	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.06	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1331	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$920	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8666	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.54	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.62	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.69	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27144	$18941

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Cities near Incheon

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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395