Jeju Island vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1206
🏠 One person rent	$480	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$408
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$232
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	19	45
😀 Quality of life	65	49
🏙️ Population	678K	1.34M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 110% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 4961st and 8505th ($1100 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 22nd in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 5177th and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Makassar

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	Jeju Island	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$4103

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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 Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$502
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$519
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$499
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$507
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$588
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$549
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$598
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$402
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$568
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$834
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$489
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1134
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$547
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$531
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$470
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$445
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$512
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$457
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$551
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$520
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$513
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$413
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$384
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$409
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$513
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$440
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$447
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$456
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$445
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$524
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$447
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$502
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$409
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$422
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$488
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$578