Dusseldorf vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$1449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	19
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	631K	678K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 80% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 2065th and 4961st ($1979 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 16th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 25th and 5177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Jeju Island

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	Dusseldorf	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$20533

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968

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