Auckland vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$1449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	19
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	1.47M	678K

The cost of living in Auckland is 78% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 2124th and 4961st ($1961 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in New Zealand and South Korea, respectively. Check New Zealand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 170th and 5177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Jeju Island

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	Auckland	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$20533

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

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