Canberra vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$1449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	30	19
😀 Quality of life	86	65
🏙️ Population	381K	678K

The cost of living in Canberra is 84% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1949th and 4961st ($2019 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 16th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 413th and 5177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Jeju Island

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	Canberra	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$20533

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

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