Brisbane vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$454
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1660
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	18
😀 Quality of life	97	65
🏙️ Population	2.71M	666K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 124% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1241st and 5282nd ($2323 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 21st 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 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Jeju Island ranked 74th in South Korea, while ranked 3rd and 5127th 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	$15.8	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$4.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$8684
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$5507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$20855

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1035
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1020
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$942
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$909
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$954
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$957
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$955
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$878
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$982
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$930
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$922
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1051
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$946
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$974
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$923
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$992
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$771
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$885
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1013
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$938
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$964
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$887
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$883
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$892
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$1014
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1084
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$879
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1023
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$882
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$952
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1044
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$881
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$990
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$883
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$870