Jeju Island vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$456	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	62	44
🏙️ Population	678K	6.17M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 43% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4959th and 6647th ($1080 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 39th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 4837th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Maoming

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	Jeju Island	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.19	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$6271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$3451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$5.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$9.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$17434

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936