Charlotte vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Charlotte	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5697	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$454
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4381	$1660
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	68	18
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	875K	666K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 138% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 946th and 5282nd ($2470 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 21st in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Jeju Island ranked 74th in South Korea, while ranked 246th and 5127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Jeju Island

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	Charlotte	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$4.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.65	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1645	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1249	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2953	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2052	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$8684
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$5507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$6.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.04	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24568	$20855

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2217
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2130
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2190
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2095
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1904
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1959
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$1975
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2129
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1973
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2183
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2075
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2058
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1727
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1946
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2070
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2007
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2070
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1868
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2059
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1909
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2200
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2171
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2027
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1816
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2253
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1940
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2284
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1892
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1678
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1842
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2671
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2083
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1863
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1932

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