Calgary vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$463
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$1786
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	19
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.31M	678K

The cost of living in Calgary is 92% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1646th and 4959th ($2077 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 20th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Jeju Island. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Jeju Island ranked 63rd in South Korea, while ranked 153rd and 4837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Jeju Island

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	Calgary	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$93.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$7330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$5069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$38.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$21433

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1072
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1037
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$998
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1012
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$989
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1059
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1101
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$890
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$924
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$987
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$970
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1054
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$887
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$983
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$903
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$998
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$854
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$891
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1075
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$959
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1005
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$886
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$892
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$902
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$959
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1060
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$888
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$880
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$920
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1027
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$895
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1019
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$881