Jeju Island vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$480	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$1674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	70
😀 Quality of life	65	81
🏙️ Population	678K	56.8K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 24% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4961st and 4118th ($1100 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in South Korea and Cyprus, respectively. Check South Korea vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 5177th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Nicosia

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	Jeju Island	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$8498

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769