Jeju Island vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	94
😀 Quality of life	65	78
🏙️ Population	678K	467K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 61% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4961st and 327th ($1100 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 273rd in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 5177th and 982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Long Beach

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	Jeju Island	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$19997

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821