Edmonton vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2726
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$1427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	64	18
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	1.01M	666K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 74% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 2524th and 5121st ($1878 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 17th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Jeju Island ranked 79th in South Korea, while ranked 193rd and 5367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Jeju Island

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	Edmonton	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$8980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$5765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$7.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$21734

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1076
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1064
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$991
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$1008
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1014
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1062
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$996
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$917
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$981
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$970
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$963
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1111
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$961
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$993
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$944
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$964
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$994
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$823
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$932
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1032
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$982
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1002
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$918
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$928
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$944
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$956
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$946
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1114
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$924
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$991
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$909
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$960
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1005
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$934
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1005
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$909
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$915