Jeju Island vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeju Island	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3389	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$418	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2775	$3776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	68	98
🏙️ Population	678K	4.53M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 55% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4943rd and 933rd ($1056 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Jeju Island ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3677th and 2nd 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	$8.4	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.9	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.42%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7047	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6147	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$38.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22989	$18868

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481