Jeju Island vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$480	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$1897
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	52
😀 Quality of life	65	72
🏙️ Population	678K	791K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 9% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4961st and 5515th ($1100 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 404th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 5177th and 3269th 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	$8.06	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001