Hong Kong vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$1449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	83	65
🏙️ Population	7.41M	678K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 147% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 532nd and 4961st ($2718 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in China and South Korea, respectively. Check China vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 548th and 5177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Jeju Island

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	Hong Kong	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$20533

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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