Jeju Island vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$480	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$386
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	74
😀 Quality of life	65	65
🏙️ Population	678K	1.85M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 39% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 4961st and 6703rd ($1100 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in South Korea and the Philippines, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 5177th and 5220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Manila

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	Jeju Island	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$16980

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448