Jeju Island vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$456	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$993
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	19	1
😀 Quality of life	62	34
🏙️ Population	678K	30K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 27% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 4959th and 3483rd ($1080 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in South Korea and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 4837th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Majuro

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	Jeju Island	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.19	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$3548

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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 Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192