Istanbul vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$649	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$463
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$1786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	76	62
🏙️ Population	15.7M	678K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 16% more expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 4347th and 4959th ($1248 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Turkey and South Korea, respectively. Check Turkey vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.7 months in Jeju Island. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Jeju Island ranked 63rd in South Korea, while ranked 850th and 4837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Jeju Island

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	Istanbul	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$93.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$7330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$5069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$26.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$38.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$21433

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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