Auckland vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2726
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$1427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	18
😀 Quality of life	89	64
🏙️ Population	1.47M	666K

The cost of living in Auckland is 100% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1604th and 5121st ($2156 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 79th in South Korea, while ranked 240th and 5367th 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	$13.5	$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$8980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$5765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$21734

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1076
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1064
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$991
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$1008
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1014
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1062
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$996
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$917
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$981
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$970
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$963
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1111
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$961
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$993
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$944
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$964
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$994
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$823
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$932
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1032
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$982
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1002
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$918
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$928
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$944
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$956
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$946
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1114
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$924
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$991
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$909
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$960
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1005
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$934
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1005
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$909
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$915