Jeju Island vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$480	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	74
😀 Quality of life	65	62
🏙️ Population	678K	4.43M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 2% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4961st and 5031st ($1100 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5177th and 5648th 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	$8.06	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915