Jeju Island vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$456	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	19	55
😀 Quality of life	62	66
🏙️ Population	678K	1.85M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 50% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 4959th and 6806th ($1080 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 22nd in South Korea and Turkey, respectively. Check South Korea vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 4837th and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Kocaeli

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	Jeju Island	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.19	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$5483

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1072
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1037
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$998
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1012
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$989
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1059
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1101
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$890
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$924
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$987
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$970
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1054
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$887
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$983
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$903
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$998
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$854
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$891
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1075
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$959
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1005
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$886
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$892
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$902
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$959
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1060
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$888
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$880
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$920
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1027
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$895
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1019
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$881

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$1113
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$782
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$835
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$872
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$573
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$599
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$455
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$547
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1248
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$755
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$708
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$743
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$535
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$568
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$679
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$690
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$661
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$707
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$627
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$691
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$642
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$629
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$679
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$721
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$959
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$624
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$677
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$690
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$892
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$650
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$675
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$638