Istanbul vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3279
🏠 One person rent	$587	$533
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$1907
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	77	62
🏙️ Population	15.5M	678K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 3% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 4816th and 4690th ($1125 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Jeju Island ranked 68th in South Korea, while ranked 790th and 4818th 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	$8.84	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$875
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1043
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$4369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$7.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$35.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$5.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$24282

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

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