Bucharest vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$525	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$1449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	77	19
😀 Quality of life	81	65
🏙️ Population	1.72M	678K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 1% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 4913th and 4961st ($1116 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Romania and South Korea, respectively. Check Romania vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 646th and 5177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Jeju Island

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	Bucharest	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$20533

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

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