Adelaide vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Adelaide	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2117	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4412	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1846	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3276	$1449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	19
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	1.39M	678K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 92% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1686th and 4961st ($2117 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 16th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 65th and 5177th 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	$15.1	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1976	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7414	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4859	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.3	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.34	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.9	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.26	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$876	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6919	$20533

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1911
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1771
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1362
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1464
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1738
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1768
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2058
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1673
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1662
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2308
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1681
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1736
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1667
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1728
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1706
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1725
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1813
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2019
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1786
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1747
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1364
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1678
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1568
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1660
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1580
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1599
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1888
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2292
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2127
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2640
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2181
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1839
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1184
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

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