Jeju Island vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$456	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$526
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	73
😀 Quality of life	62	65
🏙️ Population	678K	1.85M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 41% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 4959th and 6586th ($1080 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 4837th and 4165th 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	$8.19	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$13387

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372