Jeju Island vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$456	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$4536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	94
😀 Quality of life	62	76
🏙️ Population	678K	467K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 61% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4959th and 379th ($1080 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 339th 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 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 4837th and 949th 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	$8.19	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$27134

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683