Abu Dhabi vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$1449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	19
😀 Quality of life	85	65
🏙️ Population	1.57M	678K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 77% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 2187th and 4961st ($1942 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th in the United Arab Emirates and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 443rd and 5177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Jeju Island

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	Abu Dhabi	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$20533

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895