Adelaide vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$454
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$1660
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	18
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	1.39M	666K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 127% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1178th and 5282nd ($2355 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 21st in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Jeju Island ranked 74th in South Korea, while ranked 75th and 5127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Jeju Island

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	Adelaide	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$4.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$8684
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$5507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$6.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$20855

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1035
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1020
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$942
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$909
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$954
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$957
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$955
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$878
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$982
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$930
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$922
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1051
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$946
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$974
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$923
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$992
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$771
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$885
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1013
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$938
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$964
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$887
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$883
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$892
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$1014
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1084
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$879
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1023
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$882
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$952
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1044
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$881
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$990
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$883
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$870