Jeju Island vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeju Island	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2649	$1141
🏠 One person rent	$454	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.7	$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1660	$216
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	55
😀 Quality of life	65	47
🏙️ Population	666K	2.11M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 129% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5282nd and 8852nd ($1037 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 44th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Jeju Island ranked 74th best city to live in South Korea vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 5127th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Medan

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	Jeju Island	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8684	$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5507	$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.5	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.81	$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.6	$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20855	$7769

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1035
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1020
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$942
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$909
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$954
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$957
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$955
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$878
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$982
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$930
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$922
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1051
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$946
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$974
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$923
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$992
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$771
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$885
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1013
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$938
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$964
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$887
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$883
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$892
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$1014
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1084
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$879
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1023
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$882
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$952
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1044
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$881
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$990
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$883
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$870

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$449
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$439
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$555
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$762
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$720
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$677
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$527
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$743
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$616
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$741
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$545
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$617
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$488
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$707
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$759
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1010
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$784
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$836
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$576
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550