Gyeonggi

South Korea

Population
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Prices for
Sep 2026

One person needs about $1,288 a month in Gyeonggi, rent included: 78% less than in New York. The average net salary is $2,153 a month.

Medium confidence6 contributors

Livability

Seven domain scores, weighted. 6 of them have data for Gyeonggi; a missing one is left out of the average, not counted as zero.

65out of 100
LivabilityMedium confidence
  • Purchasing power25%80
  • Safetycountry20%60
  • Health carecountry15%67
  • Climate10%No data
  • Air qualitycountry10%48
  • Connectivitycountry10%60
  • Cost10%60
How each domain is scored
Purchasing power, 25%
What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
Safety, 20%
Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
Health care, 15%
Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
Climate, 10%
Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
Air quality, 10%
30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
Connectivity, 10%
Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
Cost, 10%
Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
Livability rank in South Korea
#22
Cheapest-city rank, worldwide
#1,308

What it costs

US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.

Cost of living index
52.1
New York = 100, rent excluded
Rent index
19.8
New York = 100
Purchasing power
191.1
Net salary against costs, New York = 100
Net salary
$2,153
Average, after tax
One person
$1,288
$783 without rent
Family of four
$4,448
$2,404 without rent
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$505
24% of a net salary
Price to income
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Years of income to buy a 90 mΒ² flat

Prices

55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.

Compare with

Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).

Prices in Gyeonggi, US dollars, compared with New York
ItemGyeonggiNew YorkDifference
Restaurants
Meal, inexpensive restaurant$7.21$25.00βˆ’71%
Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)$57.71$140βˆ’59%
McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal)$5.95$14.00βˆ’58%
Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught)$3.25$8.00βˆ’59%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant)$2.89$10.00βˆ’71%
Cappuccino (regular)$3.73$6.37βˆ’41%
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle)$1.15$3.80βˆ’70%
Water (0.33 l bottle)$0.67$2.89βˆ’77%
Markets
Milk (1 l)$1.73$1.36+27%
Loaf of fresh white bread (500g)β€”$4.68β€”
Rice, white (1 kg)β€”$6.97β€”
Eggs (12)β€”$5.73β€”
Local cheese (1 kg)β€”$17.38β€”
Chicken fillets (1 kg)β€”$15.11β€”
Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat)β€”$17.77β€”
Apples (1 kg)$10.82$6.11+77%
Bananas (1 kg)$3.61$2.20+64%
Oranges (1 kg)$7.21$5.77+25%
Tomato (1 kg)β€”$6.25β€”
Potato (1 kg)β€”$3.47β€”
Onion (1 kg)β€”$4.17β€”
Lettuce (1 head)β€”$2.72β€”
Water (1.5 l bottle)β€”$2.50β€”
Bottle of wine, mid-rangeβ€”$20.00β€”
Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle)β€”$3.21β€”
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle)β€”$3.96β€”
Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro)β€”$19.00β€”
Transport
One-way ticket, local transportβ€”$3.00β€”
Monthly pass, regular priceβ€”$140β€”
Taxi start, normal tariff$3.03$3.00+1%
Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff$0.58$2.18βˆ’73%
Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariffβ€”$42.00β€”
Gasoline (1 l)$1.37$1.10+25%
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car)β€”$35,458β€”
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car)β€”$25,309β€”
Utilities, per month
Basic utilities, 85mΒ² apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage)β€”β€”β€”
Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data)$39.32$73.50βˆ’47%
Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL)$20.92$71.93βˆ’71%
Sports and leisure
Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult)$54.11$126βˆ’57%
Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend)β€”$62.38β€”
Cinema, 1 seat, international release$9.74$23.00βˆ’58%
Childcare
Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child)β€”$3,366β€”
International primary school (yearly, 1 child)β€”$60,589β€”
Clothing and shoes
1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar)$57.71$72.80βˆ’21%
1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M)$40.40$53.22βˆ’24%
1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range$82.60$118βˆ’30%
1 pair of men's leather business shoesβ€”$125β€”
Rent, per month
Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre$505$4,417βˆ’89%
Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centre$361$3,033βˆ’88%
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre$2,044$9,242βˆ’78%
Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centre$1,467$5,461βˆ’73%
Buying an apartment
Price per square meter, apartment in city centreβ€”$18,759β€”
Price per square meter, apartment outside centreβ€”$6,523β€”
Salary and financing
Average monthly net salary, after tax$2,153$5,178βˆ’58%
Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%)3.50%6.49%βˆ’3.0 pts

Three years of prices

Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.

Show the monthly values
MonthCore basket indexRent, 1 bedroomNet salary
Sep 2026β€”$505$2,153
Jun 2026β€”β€”β€”
May 2026β€”$475$2,074
Feb 2026β€”$485$2,099
Dec 2025β€”$489$2,117
Nov 2025β€”$475$2,069
Oct 2025β€”$494$2,124
Aug 2025β€”$505$2,426
Jul 2025β€”$506$1,717
May 2025β€”$501$2,683
Jan 2025β€”$487$2,579
Dec 2024β€”$476$2,520
Nov 2024β€”$502$2,657
Oct 2024β€”$508$2,706
Sep 2024β€”β€”$2,805
Aug 2024β€”β€”$2,706
Jul 2024β€”β€”$2,685
Jun 2024β€”β€”$2,477
May 2024β€”β€”$2,677
Apr 2024β€”β€”$2,754
Mar 2024β€”β€”$2,778
Feb 2024β€”β€”$2,780
Jan 2024β€”β€”$2,865
Dec 2023β€”β€”$2,861
Nov 2023β€”β€”$2,742
Oct 2023β€”β€”$2,741

Safety

Numbeo crime survey. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.

Country-level: the livability score uses South Korea's safety figure

No crime survey has been published for Gyeonggi yet.

Quality of life

Numbeo's published indices for Gyeonggi. Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.

Numbeo has not ranked Gyeonggi on quality of life.

Climate

Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.

No monthly climate normals for Gyeonggi yet.

Annual mean
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Warmest month
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Coldest month
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Rain a year
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HumidityRelative, annual mean
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SunshineSolar energy per day
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Clear-sky daysA year
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Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 Β°C
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Air, internet and housing

The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.

Air

Country-level estimate

No air-quality readings for Gyeonggi.

Internet

South Korea median; city not listed
251Mbps download, fixed broadband, median
Upload
190Mbps, fixed
Latency
6ms, fixed
Mobile download
251Mbps
Mobile latency
25ms

Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.

Housing

No property survey for Gyeonggi yet.

Cities like Gyeonggi

In other countries, with the closest livability score and cost of living index.

About these numbers

What the figures on this page rest on.

Confidence
Medium confidence
Contributors
6Numbeo price survey
Latest prices
Sep 20261 readings that month
Months with prices
6 of 12Last 12 months
Items priced
51%17 basket items from the country median
Location
Not matched to coordinates yet
Index rebuilt
24 Sept 2026

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