Almaty vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$464	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$463
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$1786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	51	19
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	2.23M	678K

The cost of living in Almaty is 18% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 6143rd and 4959th ($881 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Kazakhstan and South Korea, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.7 months in Jeju Island. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Jeju Island ranked 63rd in South Korea, while ranked 4016th and 4837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Jeju Island

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	Almaty	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$93.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$7330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$5069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$38.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$21433

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1072
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1037
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$998
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1012
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$989
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1059
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1101
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$890
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$924
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$987
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$970
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1054
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$887
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$983
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$903
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$998
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$854
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$891
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1075
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$959
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1005
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$886
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$892
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$902
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$959
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1060
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$888
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$880
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$920
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1027
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$895
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1019
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$881