Glasgow vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$454
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$1660
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	18
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	626K	666K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 104% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 1708th and 5282nd ($2114 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 21st 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 Glasgow compared to 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Jeju Island ranked 74th in South Korea, while ranked 39th and 5127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Jeju Island

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	Glasgow	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$4.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$8684
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$5507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$6.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$20855

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

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