Jeju Island vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeju Island	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3279	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$533	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1907	$1634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	52
😀 Quality of life	62	67
🏙️ Population	678K	791K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 5% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4690th and 4902nd ($1165 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 146th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Jeju Island ranked 68th best city to live in South Korea vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 4818th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Niigata

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	Jeju Island	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.67	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$438	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4369	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$35.5	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.53	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.71	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24282	$15392

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1148
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$960
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1040
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$981
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1027
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1178
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$999
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$948
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$931
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$1005
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$893
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$1008
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$980
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$968
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1002
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$915
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$968
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$980
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1007
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$927
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$970
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$985
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$985
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$901
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1122
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$971
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$992
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$907
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$944
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$973
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$994
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1084
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$919
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$969

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046