Cost of Living Comparison Between Incheon and Sarande Cost of Living Comparison Between Incheon and Sarande

🙂 Solo nomad: Incheon is 3% cheaper than Sarande without rent, and 3.2% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Incheon is 11.3% cheaper than Sarande without rent, and 5.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Incheon
Sarande
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.56 ₩9,729
$11.86 ALL 983
-44.69%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.48 ₩54.1K
$59.7 ALL 4,951
-38.94%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.32 ₩9,370
$9.47 ALL 785
-33.26%
Cappuccino
$3.56 ₩5,285
$2.05 ALL 170
73.66%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.35 ₩2,008
$1.83 ALL 151
-26.23%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.70 ₩1,031
$0.99 ALL 81.9
-29.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.04 ₩4,505
$2.98 ALL 247
2.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.29 ₩6,368
$3.62 ALL 300
18.51%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Incheon
Sarande
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.18 ₩3,238
$2.15 ALL 178
1.40%
White Bread (500g)
$2.99 ₩4,442
$1.14 ALL 94.3
162.28%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.77 ₩4,113
$2.22 ALL 184
24.77%
Eggs
$3.09 ₩4,581
$3.92 ALL 325
-21.17%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.29 ₩21.2K
$13.38 ALL 1,109
6.80%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.85 ₩10.2K
$7.94 ALL 658
-13.73%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.44 ₩19.9K
$15.73 ALL 1,304
-14.56%
Apples (1kg)
$7.41 ₩11.0K
$1.73 ALL 143
328.32%
Banana (1kg)
$2.99 ₩4,428
$2.68 ALL 222
11.57%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.57 ₩8,266
$2.04 ALL 169
173.04%
Tomato (1kg)
$6.68 ₩9,908
$1.93 ALL 160
246.11%
Potato (1kg)
$3.49 ₩5,172
$1.37 ALL 113
154.74%
Onion (1kg)
$1.92 ₩2,853
$1.29 ALL 107
48.84%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.99 ₩2,957
$1.51 ALL 125
31.79%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.27 ₩1,889
$0.74 ALL 61.1
71.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.41 ₩5,054
$4.20 ALL 348
-18.81%
Wine (Bottle)
$15.47 ₩23.0K
$6.64 ALL 550
132.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.98 ₩2,941
$1.59 ALL 132
24.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 ₩2,679
$2.07 ALL 172
-12.56%
🚌 Getting Around
Incheon
Sarande
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.06 ₩1,570
$1.12 ALL 93.1
-5.36%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$24.84 ₩36.8K
$22.69 ALL 1,881
9.48%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.54 ₩5,257
$3.58 ALL 296
-1.12%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.57 ₩847
$3.15 ALL 261
-81.90%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.56 ₩12.7K
$18.00 ALL 1,492
-52.44%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.19 ₩1,771
$2.16 ALL 179
-44.91%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.0K ₩41.5M
$34.2K ALL 2.8M
-18.24%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$13.9K ₩20.7M
$28.8K ALL 2.4M
-51.64%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Incheon
Sarande
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$166 ₩246.4K
$103 ALL 8,555
60.94%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$35.00 ₩51.9K
$18.19 ALL 1,508
92.41%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$20.69 ₩30.7K
$18.26 ALL 1,513
13.31%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Incheon
Sarande
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$32.72 ₩48.5K
$91.0 ALL 7,539
-64.03%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$37.20 ₩55.2K
$41.08 ALL 3,405
-9.44%
Cinema Ticket
$10.81 ₩16.0K
$9.36 ALL 775
15.49%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Incheon
Sarande
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$264 ₩391.9K
$290 ALL 24.0K
-8.93%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.2K ₩16.6M
$5,548 ALL 459.8K
101.39%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Incheon
Sarande
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 ₩85.9K
$67.4 ALL 5,589
-14.16%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48.13 ₩71.4K
$50.9 ALL 4,218
-5.44%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$66.8 ₩99.1K
$108 ALL 8,971
-38.28%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$102 ₩150.6K
$129 ALL 10.6K
-21.02%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Incheon
Sarande
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$692 ₩1.0M
$859 ALL 71.2K
-19.51%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$381 ₩565.0K
$382 ALL 31.7K
-0.38%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,379 ₩2.0M
$1,129 ALL 93.6K
22.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$811 ₩1.2M
$950 ALL 78.7K
-14.65%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,149 ₩9.1M
$4,679 ALL 387.8K
31.41%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,070 ₩7.5M
$2,986 ALL 247.5K
69.78%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Incheon
Sarande
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,255 ₩3.3M
$770 ALL 63.8K
192.76%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.1
5.52
-25.72%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Incheon: February 28, 2026

Last update for Sarande: March 2, 2026

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