Edinburgh vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$463
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	88	19
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	488K	678K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 98% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1491st and 4959th ($2140 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 20th in the United Kingdom and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.7 months in Jeju Island. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Jeju Island ranked 63rd in South Korea, while ranked 34th and 4837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Jeju Island

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	Edinburgh	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$93.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$7330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$5069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$38.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$21433

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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