Jeju Island vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$480	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$2002
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	65	81
🏙️ Population	678K	594K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 7% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4961st and 5371st ($1100 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 306th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 5177th and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Kawaguchi

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	Jeju Island	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$15648

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066