Gothenburg vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$902	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$1449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	19
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	675K	678K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 66% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 2645th and 4961st ($1823 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 16th 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 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 68th and 5177th 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	$13.7	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$20533

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895