Brisbane vs Jeonju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Jeonju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2184
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1664
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	66	60
😀 Quality of life	98	69
🏙️ Population	2.71M	342K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 176% more expensive than in Jeonju. Cities ranked 1349th and 6669th ($2269 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 87th 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 2 months in Jeonju. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Jeonju ranked 52nd in South Korea, while ranked 3rd and 4498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Jeonju

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	Brisbane	Jeonju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$7101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$5909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$8.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$6.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$15485

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$982
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$964
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$963
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$1005
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$1002
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$970
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$945
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$1015
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$922
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1019
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1072
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$1062
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$916
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$903
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$981
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$1014
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1121
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1111
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$996
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$951
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$943
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$986
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$993
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$954
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$984
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$1043
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1046
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$991
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$994
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$892
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1050
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1032
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$991
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1102
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$981