Jeju Island vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Jeju Island | Kaohsiung | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Jeju Island is 10% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4961st and 5567th ($1100 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5177th and 461st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Jeju Island vs Kaohsiung
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| Jeju Island | Kaohsiung | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Jeju Island
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8.2 mi |  Seogwipo | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Jeju | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Mokpo | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Naju | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Yeosu | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Suncheon | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Gwangju | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Gwangyang | |
| 228 km or 142 mi |  Goto | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Tongyeong | |
| 241 km or 149 mi | Namwon | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Jeongeup | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Jinju | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Geoje | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Sacheon | |
| 271 km or 169 mi | Tsushima | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Gimje | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Masan | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Jeonju | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Hirado | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Tsushima Island | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Changwon | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Iksan | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Gunsan | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Saikai | |
| 295 km or 184 mi | Matsuura | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Iki | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Sasebo | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Gimhae | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Busan | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Imari | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Miryang | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Togitsu | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Nagayo | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Nagasaki | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Yangsan | |
| 319 km or 199 mi | Karatsu | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Nonsan | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Omura | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Takeo |
Cities near Kaohsiung
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 42 km or 26 mi |  Tainan | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Taitung | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Chiayi | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Douliu | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Nantou | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Changhua | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Taichung | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Miaoli | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Zhubei | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Yilan | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kinmen | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | New Taipei | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
| 301 km or 187 mi |  Jinjiang | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Xiamen | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Keelung | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Putian | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Shantou | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Jieyang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Puning | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Longyan | |
| 437 km or 271 mi | Ishigaki | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Ningde | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Meizhou | |
| 487 km or 302 mi | Sanming | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Nanping | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Shanwei | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Rui'an | |
| 575 km or 357 mi |  Tuguegarao | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Heyuan | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Huizhou | |
| 616 km or 382 mi | Wuyishan |