Adelaide vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2726
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$1427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	18
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	1.39M	666K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 117% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1210th and 5121st ($2338 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 17th 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 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Jeju Island ranked 79th in South Korea, while ranked 73rd and 5367th 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	$15.9	$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$8980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$5765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$7.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$21734

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1076
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1064
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$991
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$1008
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1014
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1062
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$996
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$917
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$981
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$970
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$963
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1111
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$961
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$993
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$944
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$964
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$994
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$823
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$932
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1032
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$982
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1002
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$918
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$928
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$944
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$956
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$946
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1114
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$924
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$991
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$909
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$960
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1005
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$934
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1005
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$909
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$915