Columbus vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$463
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$1786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	19
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	906K	678K

The cost of living in Columbus is 99% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1476th and 4959th ($2145 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 20th 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.7 months in Jeju Island. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Jeju Island ranked 63rd in South Korea, while ranked 249th and 4837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Jeju Island

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	Columbus	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$93.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$7330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$5069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$38.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$21433

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1072
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1037
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$998
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1012
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$989
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1059
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1101
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$890
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$924
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$987
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$970
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1054
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$887
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$983
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$903
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$998
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$854
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$891
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1075
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$959
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1005
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$886
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$892
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$902
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$959
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1060
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$888
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$880
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$920
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1027
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$895
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1019
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$881