Jeju Island vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$456	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	19	19
😀 Quality of life	62	38
🏙️ Population	678K	9.71M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 71% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4959th and 7346th ($1080 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 147th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 4837th and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Nanyang

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	Jeju Island	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.19	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$12899

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1072
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1037
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$998
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1012
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$989
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1059
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1101
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$890
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$924
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$987
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$970
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1054
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$887
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$983
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$903
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$998
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$854
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$891
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1075
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$959
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1005
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$886
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$892
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$902
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$959
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1060
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$888
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$880
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$920
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1027
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$895
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1019
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$881

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479