Honolulu vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$3279
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$533
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$1907
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	62	19
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	351K	678K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 161% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 133rd and 4690th ($3039 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 5th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Jeju Island ranked 68th in South Korea, while ranked 290th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Jeju Island

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	Honolulu	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$875
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$1043
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$4369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$7.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$35.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$24282

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969