Jeju Island vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$3599
🏠 One person rent	$456	$698
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$1494
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$2507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	19	43
😀 Quality of life	62	75
🏙️ Population	678K	2.99M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 23% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4959th and 3893rd ($1080 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in South Korea and Kuwait, respectively. Check South Korea vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 4837th and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Kuwait City

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	Jeju Island	Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.19	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$6378

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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 Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$736
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$547
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$904
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$597
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$551
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$562
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$901
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$525
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$582
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$897
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$583
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$577
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$557
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$529
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1056
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$626
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$1068
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1280
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1243
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1223
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$589
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$587
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$554
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$563
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$502