Chennai vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$159	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$1449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	78	19
😀 Quality of life	65	65
🏙️ Population	6.6M	678K

The cost of living in Chennai is 60% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 8898th and 4961st ($437 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 16th in India and South Korea, respectively. Check India vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 5272nd and 5177th 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	$2.25	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$20533

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

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