Jeju Island vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeju Island	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1056	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3389	$2876
🏠 One person rent	$418	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$75	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2775	$1496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	95
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	678K	4.36M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 4% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4943rd and 5229th ($1056 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Jeju Island ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 3677th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs New Taipei

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	Jeju Island	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.9	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$780	$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.42%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7047	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6147	$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.43	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$38.4	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.59	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.5	$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22989	$11035

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589