Edmonton vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$996	$454
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$1660
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	64	18
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	1.01M	666K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 77% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 2656th and 5282nd ($1835 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 21st in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Jeju Island ranked 74th in South Korea, while ranked 133rd and 5127th 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	$18	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$4.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$8684
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$5507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$6.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$20855

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1035
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1020
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$942
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$909
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$954
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$957
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$955
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$878
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$982
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$930
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$922
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1051
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$946
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$974
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$923
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$992
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$771
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$885
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1013
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$938
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$964
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$887
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$883
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$892
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$1014
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1084
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$879
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1023
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$882
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$952
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1044
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$881
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$990
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$883
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$870