Gothenburg vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$808	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$463
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	19
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	675K	678K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 50% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 2959th and 4959th ($1623 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 20th in Sweden and South Korea, respectively. Check Sweden vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Jeju Island. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Jeju Island ranked 63rd in South Korea, while ranked 78th and 4837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Jeju Island

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	Gothenburg	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$93.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$7330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$5069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$38.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$21433

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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