Dublin vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$463
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	593K	678K

The cost of living in Dublin is 143% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 605th and 4959th ($2627 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Ireland and South Korea, respectively. Check Ireland vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.7 months in Jeju Island. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Jeju Island ranked 63rd in South Korea, while ranked 17th and 4837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Jeju Island

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	Dublin	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$93.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$7330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$5069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$38.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$21433

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

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