Jeju Island vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeju Island	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3389	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$418	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2775	$5087
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	94
😀 Quality of life	68	77
🏙️ Population	678K	467K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 60% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4943rd and 440th ($1056 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 394th 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 2.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Jeju Island ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 3677th and 720th 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	$8.4	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.9	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.42%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7047	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6147	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$38.4	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.5	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22989	$18490

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1058
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1003
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1028
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$984
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$991
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1147
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$965
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$903
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$910
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$960
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$955
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$878
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$882
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$953
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$902
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1006
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$787
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$907
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1073
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$923
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$975
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$929
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$906
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$903
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$945
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$907
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1029
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$907
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$1011
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$963
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$905
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$945
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$932
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$905

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652