Jeju Island vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeju Island	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2726	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$473	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$448	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.3	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1427	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	100
😀 Quality of life	64	100
🏙️ Population	666K	5.35M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 57% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5121st and 893rd ($1079 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th in South Korea and Australia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Jeju Island ranked 79th best city to live in South Korea vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5367th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Melbourne

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	Jeju Island	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.17	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.65	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8980	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5765	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.03	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.4	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.3	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21734	$26129

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1076
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1064
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$991
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$1008
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1014
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1062
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$996
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$917
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$981
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$970
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$963
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1111
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$961
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$993
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$944
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$964
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$994
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$823
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$932
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1032
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$982
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1002
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$918
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$928
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$944
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$956
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$946
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1114
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$924
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$991
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$909
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$960
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1005
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$934
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1005
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$909
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$915

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172