Auckland vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$3279
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$533
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$1907
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	19
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.47M	678K

The cost of living in Auckland is 89% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1357th and 4690th ($2205 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Jeju Island ranked 68th in South Korea, while ranked 150th and 4818th 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	$14.3	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$875
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$1043
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$4369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$7.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$35.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$24282

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

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