Jeju Island vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$480	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$976
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	65	49
🏙️ Population	678K	6.17M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 42% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4961st and 6772nd ($1100 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 30th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 5177th and 6717th 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	$8.06	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$16634

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941