Brisbane vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$3279
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$533
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$1907
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	19
😀 Quality of life	97	62
🏙️ Population	2.36M	678K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 114% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 781st and 4690th ($2491 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Jeju Island ranked 68th in South Korea, while ranked 15th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Jeju Island

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	Brisbane	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$875
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$1043
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$4369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$7.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$35.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$24282

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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