Jeju Island vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	19	78
😀 Quality of life	65	87
🏙️ Population	678K	936K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 55% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4961st and 950th ($1100 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in South Korea and Israel, respectively. Check South Korea vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 5177th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Jerusalem

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	Jeju Island	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$23696

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850