Jeju Island vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeju Island	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3389	$1369
🏠 One person rent	$418	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2775	$269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	52
😀 Quality of life	68	45
🏙️ Population	678K	2.11M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 111% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4943rd and 8502nd ($1056 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 35th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Jeju Island ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 3677th and 6617th 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	$8.4	$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.9	$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.42%	11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7047	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6147	$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$38.4	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22989	$11223

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1058
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1003
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1028
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$984
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$991
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1147
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$965
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$903
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$910
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$960
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$955
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$878
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$882
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$953
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$902
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1006
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$787
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$907
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1073
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$923
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$975
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$929
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$906
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$903
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$945
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$907
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1029
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$907
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$941
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$1011
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$963
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$905
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$945
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$932
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$905

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465