Jeju Island vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	65	100
🏙️ Population	678K	5.35M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 52% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4961st and 1249th ($1100 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5177th 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	$8.06	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988