Amman vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$3279
🏠 One person rent	$383	$533
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$1907
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	19
😀 Quality of life	68	62
🏙️ Population	4.01M	678K

The cost of living in Amman is 14% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 5667th and 4690th ($1004 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and South Korea, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Jeju Island ranked 68th in South Korea, while ranked 3456th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Jeju Island

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	Amman	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.7	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$875
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1043
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$4369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$7.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$35.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$5.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$24282

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$692
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$598
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$630
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$730
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1536
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$934
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$707
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$721
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1838
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$705
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1614
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1768
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1872
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$847
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1866
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2115
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1544
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1651
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1674
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2085
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1741
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2020

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969