Amman vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$398	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$1449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	64	19
😀 Quality of life	71	65
🏙️ Population	4.01M	678K

The cost of living in Amman is 8% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 5492nd and 4961st ($1009 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Jordan and South Korea, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 3561st and 5177th 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	$7.09	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$20533

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

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