Jeju Island vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeju Island	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3389	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$418	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2775	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	72
😀 Quality of life	68	61
🏙️ Population	678K	4.43M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 16% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4943rd and 5921st ($1056 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st 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 2.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Jeju Island ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 3677th and 5184th 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	$8.4	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.9	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.42%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7047	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6147	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$38.4	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.5	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22989	$4829

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1058
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1003
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1028
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$984
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$991
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1147
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$965
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$903
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$910
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$960
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$955
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$878
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$882
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$953
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$902
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1006
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$787
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$907
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1073
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$923
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$975
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$929
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$906
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$903
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$945
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$907
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1029
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$907
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$1011
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$963
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$905
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$945
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$932
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$905

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952