Jeju Island vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$480	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$223
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	55
😀 Quality of life	65	62
🏙️ Population	678K	2.11M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 136% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4961st and 8825th ($1100 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 48th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 5177th and 5663rd 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	$8.06	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$10637

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534