Jeju Island vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jeju Island	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2649	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$454	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.7	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1660	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	18	31
😀 Quality of life	65	59
🏙️ Population	666K	120K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 24% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5282nd and 6606th ($1037 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 3rd in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Jeju Island ranked 74th best city to live in South Korea vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5127th and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Pattaya

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	Jeju Island	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8684	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5507	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.5	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.81	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.6	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20855	$13971

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1035
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1020
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$942
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$909
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$954
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$957
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$955
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$878
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$982
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$930
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$922
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1051
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$946
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$974
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$923
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$992
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$771
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$885
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1013
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$938
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$964
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$887
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$883
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$892
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$1014
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1084
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$879
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1023
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$882
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$952
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1044
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$881
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$990
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$883
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$870

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508