Jeju Island vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$3247
🏠 One person rent	$533	$655
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$1366
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$2207
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	44
😀 Quality of life	62	72
🏙️ Population	678K	298K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 8% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4690th and 4400th ($1165 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in South Korea and Bahrain, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4818th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Manama

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	Jeju Island	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$10026

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1218
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$870
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$878
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1719
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1810
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$548
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$541
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$537
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$558
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1586
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$556
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$713
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2309
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$507
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1503
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2084
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$489
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$557
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$879
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1050
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1232
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$588
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520