Jeju Island vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeju Island	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2726	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$473	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$448	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.3	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1427	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	18	100
😀 Quality of life	64	96
🏙️ Population	666K	1.8M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 44% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5121st and 2284th ($1079 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 58th in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Jeju Island ranked 79th best city to live in South Korea vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5367th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Montreal

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	Jeju Island	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.17	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.65	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8980	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5765	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.03	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.4	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.3	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21734	$5550

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805