Bucharest vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$3279
🏠 One person rent	$496	$533
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$1907
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	19
😀 Quality of life	78	62
🏙️ Population	1.72M	678K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 11% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 5404th and 4690th ($1036 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Jeju Island ranked 68th in South Korea, while ranked 642nd and 4818th 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	$10.6	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$875
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1043
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$4369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$7.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$35.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$5.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$24282

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

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