Gothenburg vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2726
🏠 One person rent	$914	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$1427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	18
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	675K	666K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 73% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 2599th and 5121st ($1864 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 17th in Sweden and South Korea, respectively. Check Sweden vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Jeju Island ranked 79th in South Korea, while ranked 83rd and 5367th 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	$14.3	$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$8980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$5765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$7.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$7.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$21734

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

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