Jeju Island vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$533	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	72
😀 Quality of life	62	58
🏙️ Population	678K	4.43M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 8% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4690th and 5069th ($1165 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in South Korea and South Africa, respectively. Check South Korea vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 4818th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Johannesburg

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	Jeju Island	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$5865

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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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045