Canberra vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$454
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1660
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	30	18
😀 Quality of life	85	65
🏙️ Population	381K	666K

The cost of living in Canberra is 118% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1373rd and 5282nd ($2258 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 21st in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Jeju Island ranked 74th in South Korea, while ranked 438th and 5127th 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	$15.6	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$4.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$8684
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$5507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$6.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$20855

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1035
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1020
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$942
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$909
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$954
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$957
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$955
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$878
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$982
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$930
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$922
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1051
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$946
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$974
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$923
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$992
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$771
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$885
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1013
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$938
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$964
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$887
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$883
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$892
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$1014
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1084
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$879
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1023
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$882
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$952
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1044
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$881
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$990
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$883
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$870