Brisbane vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	19
😀 Quality of life	98	65
🏙️ Population	2.71M	678K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 88% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1813th and 4961st ($2065 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 16th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 9th and 5177th 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	$14.4	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$20533

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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