Jeju Island vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeju Island	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2726	$5802
🏠 One person rent	$473	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$2357
🍽️ Food expenses	$448	$720
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.3	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1427	$3437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	18	77
😀 Quality of life	64	86
🏙️ Population	666K	936K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 57% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5121st and 911th ($1079 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Jeju Island ranked 79th best city to live in South Korea vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 5367th and 410th 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	$8.17	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.65	$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8980	$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5765	$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.03	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.4	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.3	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21734	$27069

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1076
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1064
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$991
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$1008
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1014
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1062
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$996
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$917
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$981
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$970
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$963
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1111
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$961
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$993
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$944
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$964
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$994
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$823
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$932
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1032
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$982
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1002
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$918
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$928
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$944
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$956
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$946
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1114
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$924
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$991
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$909
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$960
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1005
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$934
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1005
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$909
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$915

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761