Bangkok vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$416	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$463
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$1786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	89	19
😀 Quality of life	74	62
🏙️ Population	5.68M	678K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 13% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 5822nd and 4959th ($941 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Thailand and South Korea, respectively. Check Thailand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Jeju Island. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Jeju Island ranked 63rd in South Korea, while ranked 1221st and 4837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Jeju Island

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	Bangkok	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$93.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$7330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$5069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$38.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$21433

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1072
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1037
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$998
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1012
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$989
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1059
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1101
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$890
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$924
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$987
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$970
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1054
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$887
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$983
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$903
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$998
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$854
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$891
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1075
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$959
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1005
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$886
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$892
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$902
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$959
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1060
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$888
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$880
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$920
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1027
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$895
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1019
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$881