cost
Cost of Living Index
Incheon
55.5
city
Seoul
51.5
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Seoul wins on 15 of 26 metrics compared to Incheon.
cost
Incheon
55.5
city
Seoul
51.5
city
safety
Incheon
51.5
city
Seoul
56.3
city
housing
Incheon
$1,233
city
Seoul
$2,507
city
jobs
Incheon
$2,845/mo
city
Seoul
$3,610/mo
city
health
Incheon
76.7
city
Seoul
72.7
city
environment
Incheon
34.8 ug/m3
city
Seoul
43.0 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Incheon
163 Mbps
city
Seoul
63 Mbps
city
demographics
Incheon
0.8%
city
Seoul
2.4%
city
economy
Incheon
$4,372/mo
city
Seoul
$3,800/mo
city
economy
Incheon
10.1%
city
Seoul
5.8%
city
education
Incheon
76.5
city
Seoul
88.2
city
environment
Incheon
28.5 ug/m3
city
Seoul
25.1 ug/m3
city
environment
Incheon
69.5
city
Seoul
61.9
city
health
Incheon
74.8 years
city
Seoul
75.0 years
city
health
Incheon
23.7%
city
Seoul
12.3%
city
housing
Incheon
$976/mo
city
Seoul
$1,679/mo
city
housing
Incheon
7.9x
city
Seoul
12.2x
city
housing
Incheon
$5,642/sqm
city
Seoul
$3,854/sqm
city
jobs
Incheon
7.7%
city
Seoul
5.6%
city
quality
Incheon
6.4
city
Seoul
5.5
city
religion
Incheon
41.2%
city
Seoul
43.4%
city
religion
Incheon
9.4%
city
Seoul
38.2%
city
religion
Incheon
51.0%
city
Seoul
74.3%
city
safety
Incheon
18.4 per 100k
city
Seoul
19.3 per 100k
city
safety
Incheon
22.4 per 100k
city
Seoul
33.3 per 100k
city
transport
Incheon
81.4
city
Seoul
85.7
city