Jeju Island vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$2913
🏠 One person rent	$480	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1391
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	19	1
😀 Quality of life	65	37
🏙️ Population	678K	30K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 26% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 4961st and 3967th ($1100 vs $1496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.3 months in Majuro. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Majuro ranked 2nd in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 5177th and 8202nd 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	$8.06	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$745
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$67.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$35.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$3599

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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 Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1502
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$533
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$733
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$683
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1417
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1419
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1882
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$596
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$997
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$818
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$751
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$836
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1437
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2406
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$753
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$548
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1807
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1811
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1878
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1022
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$532
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2825
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$507
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2637
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3173
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3155
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1513
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2402
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1683
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175