Jeju Island vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1312
🏠 One person rent	$480	$172
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$293
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$250
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	46
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	678K	3M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 119% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4961st and 8663rd ($1100 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 66th in South Korea and Iran, respectively. Check South Korea vs Iran 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 Mashhad. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5177th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Mashhad

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	Jeju Island	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$623

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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 Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$496
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$500
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$506
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$512
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1774
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1833
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$489
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1654
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1796
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$509
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$588
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$564
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$658
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$432
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$542
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$433
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$643
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$558
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$512
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$372
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$530
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$439
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$477
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$545
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$598
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$761
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$604
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$588
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$607
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$628
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$622
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$684