Jeju Island vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$533	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	62	79
🏙️ Population	678K	594K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 10% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4690th and 5234th ($1165 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 362nd in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 4818th and 584th 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	$8.67	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$12607

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095