Amsterdam vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$1449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	921K	678K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 184% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 143rd and 4961st ($3118 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in the Netherlands and South Korea, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 31st and 5177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Jeju Island

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	Amsterdam	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$20533

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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