Chennai vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$3279
🏠 One person rent	$159	$533
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$1907
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	78	19
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	6.6M	678K

The cost of living in Chennai is 63% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 8907th and 4690th ($433 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 5th in India and South Korea, respectively. Check India vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Jeju Island ranked 68th in South Korea, while ranked 4094th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Jeju Island

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	Chennai	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$875
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1043
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$4369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$7.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$35.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$5.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$24282

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

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